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The prophets whose messages run counter to those of Ezekiel are divided into different groups, whose order in the text may reflect their respective popularity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The first argument that was commonly used against Ezekiel\u2019s prophecy was that, with time, his words would lose their relevance. It was enough for these opponents to remind their listeners that warnings as to the destruction had also been voiced in the past, and the passage of time showed that \u201cthat which was, is that which shall be\u201d: Jerusalem would not be destroyed. God\u2019s response is that before long their own claim will lose its relevance. The prophecies of the Destruction of Jerusalem will be realized soon, in their own days.<\/span><\/p>\n

The second group that Ezekiel targets with his words consists of those who claim that their message is prophecy from God, while in fact they are making up their prophecies from their hearts. This shows even more clearly how complicated Ezekiel\u2019s prophetic mission was. The difficulty in differentiating between true prophets and false ones arose from the fact that these were not two completely distinct and separate groups; they were not easily distinguishable from each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this prophecy Ezekiel compares the false prophets to foxes (or jackals) reminiscent of the lamentation that follows the destruction in the book of Lamentations. Through their misleading words, the prophets have made themselves like the foxes that would soon wander among the ruins of the Temple. Ezekiel thereby connects the false prophecies with their results. Over the generations the fox came to symbolize the cause of the Destruction, the Destruction itself, but also the hope of a future redemption and rebuilding.<\/span><\/p>\n

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