Talmud for Ketubot 223:16
שנאמר (יחזקאל יג, ט) והיתה ידי אל הנביאים החוזים שוא וגו' בסוד עמי לא יהיו זה סוד עיבור ובכתב בית ישראל לא יכתבו זה סמיכה ואל אדמת ישראל לא יבואו כמשמעו
as it is said, “And My hand shall be against the prophets that see vanity…They shall not be in the council of My people.” This refers to the council for intercalation, “neither shall they be written in the register of the house of Israel,” this refers to ordination; “neither shall they enter into the land of Israel,” in accordance with its plain meaning.
Jerusalem Talmud Rosh Hashanah
Why was Rebbi Simeon ben Laqish offended by this? He was worried about what Rebbi Eleazar said, since Rebbi Eleazar said103Ez. 13:9. Babli Ketubot 112a.: My hand will be against the prophets who see vain things and who conjure lies, in my people’s council104Identifying biblical סוד “council” with rabbinic סוד “secret”. they shall not be; that is the secret of intercalation; in the documents of the House of Israel they will not be inscribed; that is ordination; and to the earth of Israel they shall not come; that is the Land of Israel. Rebbi Eleazar said, when I came here, I said, I have one. When they ordained me, I said, I have two. When I was asked to participate in the intercalation, I said, I have all three with me.
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