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Ezekiel 13 JPS Tanakh (1917)

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1 And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying: 2 'Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own heart: Hear ye the word of the LORD: 3 Thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe unto the vile prophets, that follow their own spirit, and things which they have not seen! 4 O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in ruins. 5 Ye have not gone up into the breaches, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD. 6 They have seen vanity and lying divination, that say: The LORD saith; and the LORD hath not sent them, yet they hope that the word would be confirmed! 7 Have ye not seen a vain vision, and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say: The LORD saith; albeit I have not spoken? 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies, therefore, behold, I am against you, saith the Lord GOD. 9 And My hand shall be against the prophets that see vanity, and that divine lies; they shall not be in the council of My people, neither shall they be written in the register of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD. 10 Because, even because they have led My people astray, saying: Peace, and there is no peace; and when it buildeth up a slight wall, behold, they daub it with whited plaster; 11 say unto them that daub it with whited plaster, that it shall fall; there shall be an overflowing shower, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall break forth, 12 and, lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you: Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it? 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: I will even cause a stormy wind to break forth in My fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in Mine anger, and great hailstones in fury to consume it. 14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with whited plaster, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be uncovered; and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 15 Thus will I spend My fury upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with whited plaster; and I will say unto you: The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it; 16 to wit, the prophets of Israel that prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and that see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD. 17 And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them, 18 and say: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Woe to the women that sew cushions upon all elbows, and make pads for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of My people, and save souls alive for yourselves? 19 And ye have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and for crumbs of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to My people that hearken unto lies. 20 Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushions, wherewith ye hunt the souls as birds, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt as birds. 21 Your pads also will I tear, and deliver My people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD. 22 Because with lies ye have cowed the heart of the righteous, when I have not grieved him; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, that he be saved alive; 23 therefore ye shall no more see vanity, nor divine divinations; and I will deliver My people out of your hand; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.'

Cross references (22)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 2 Ezekiel 13:17; Jeremiah 37:19; Isaiah 9:15; Ezekiel 22:28; Isaiah 1:10
  2. 3 Lamentations 2:14; Jeremiah 23:28–32; Hosea 9:7; Jeremiah 23:1; Matthew 23:13–29
  3. 4 Revelation 19:20; Titus 1:10–12; Revelation 13:11–14; 2 Corinthians 11:13–15; Micah 3:5
  4. 5 Ezekiel 22:30; Isaiah 58:12; Psalm 106:23; Jeremiah 23:22; Isaiah 13:9
  5. 6 Jeremiah 28:15; Ezekiel 22:28; Jeremiah 29:8; Ezekiel 21:29; Jeremiah 37:19
  6. 7 Ezekiel 13:6; Matthew 24:23–24; Ezekiel 13:2–3
  7. 8 Ezekiel 5:8; Ezekiel 21:3; Ezekiel 35:3; Nahum 2:13; Ezekiel 28:22
  8. 9 Psalm 87:6; Psalm 69:28; Ezra 2:59; Psalm 101:7; Jeremiah 28:15–17
  9. 10 Ezekiel 22:28; Ezekiel 13:16; Jeremiah 6:14; 2 Kings 21:9; Jeremiah 8:11
  10. 11 Ezekiel 38:22; Isaiah 28:2; Nahum 1:3; Isaiah 29:6; Psalm 32:6
  11. 12 Lamentations 2:14–15; Jeremiah 29:31–32; 2 Kings 3:13; Deuteronomy 32:37; Judges 10:14
  12. 13 Isaiah 30:30; Revelation 11:19; Revelation 16:21; Psalm 148:8; Psalm 18:12–13
  13. 14 Jeremiah 6:15; Micah 1:6; Jeremiah 14:15; Ezekiel 13:9; Habakkuk 3:13
  14. 15 Psalm 62:3; Isaiah 30:13; Nehemiah 4:3
  15. 16 Jeremiah 6:14; Ezekiel 13:10; Jeremiah 8:11; Isaiah 48:22; Isaiah 57:20–21
  16. 17 Ezekiel 13:2; 2 Kings 22:14; Revelation 2:20; Judges 4:4; Luke 2:36
  17. 18 2 Peter 2:14; Ezekiel 13:20; 2 Timothy 4:3; Ezekiel 22:25; Jeremiah 6:14
  18. 19 Micah 3:5; Proverbs 28:21; Ezekiel 20:39; Jeremiah 23:17; Jeremiah 23:14
  19. 20 Ezekiel 13:18; 2 Timothy 3:8–9; Ezekiel 13:15–16; Ezekiel 13:8–9
  20. 21 Psalm 91:3
  21. 22 Jeremiah 23:14; Jeremiah 14:13–17; Jeremiah 23:17; Genesis 3:4–5; Ezekiel 13:16
  22. 23 Ezekiel 13:21; Micah 3:6; Ezekiel 12:24; Ezekiel 34:10; Zechariah 13:3

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 13:10 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXVIII)

    … the miracle was far beyond words), He added and said, "It is the Lord's doing." And by the stone He means Himself, and by builders the teachers of the Jews; as Ezekiel also saith, "They that build the wall, and daub it with untempered mortar." But how did they reject Him?

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)