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the word of Yahweh came to me and said
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 3:16.
Son of man
Ezekiel (me)
prophesying out of their own minds
prophesying from their own thoughts
follow their own spirit
This phrase is used to refer to the prophets doing what they want. The word "spirit" refers to their thoughts and the word "follow" refers to what they do. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
Thus says the Lord Yahweh
See how you translated this in Ezekiel 5:5.
jackals
wild animals like dogs or a small wolves.
like jackals in the wastelands
Like jackals that steal food from other animals in the desert, the prophets steal from the people of Israel when they lie about having messages from God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)