Ezekiel 13:10

Ezekiel 13:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Because they lead my people astray, saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash,
• English Standard Version (ESV)Precisely because they have misled my people, saying, 'Peace,' when there is no peace, and because, when the people build a wall, these prophets smear it with whitewash,
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, ‘Peace!’ when there is no peace—and one builds a wall, and they plaster it with untempered mortar—

Context of Ezekiel 13:10

8“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: You have spoken falsely and had lying visions; that’s why you discover that I am against you. This is the declaration of the Lord God. 9My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not be present in the council of my people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, and they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord God. “‘Since they have led my people astray by saying, “Peace,” when there is no peace, and since when a flimsy wall is being built, they plaster it with whitewash, 11therefore, tell those plastering it with whitewash that it will fall. Torrential rain will come, and I will send hailstones plunging down, and a whirlwind will be released. 12When the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, “Where’s the whitewash you plastered on it?”

Ezekiel 13:10 word by word

יַ֣עַן וּבְיַ֜עַן הִטְע֧וּ אֶת־עַמִּ֛י לֵאמֹ֥ר שָׁל֖וֹם וְאֵ֣ין שָׁל֑וֹם וְהוּא֙ בֹּ֣נֶה חַ֔יִץ וְהִנָּ֛ם טָחִ֥ים אֹת֖וֹ תָּפֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Because, even because they have seducedטָעָהţâ‛âh · to strayH2937
• my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
• and one built upבָּנָהbânâh · to buildH1129
• a wallחַ֫יִץchayits · wallH2434
• and, loהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• others daubedטוּחַţûach · to overspreadH2902
• it with untemperedתָּפֵלtâphêl · whitewashH8602

Cross-references for Ezekiel 13:10

• 2 Kings 21:9But they did not listen; Manasseh caused them to stray so that they did worse evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.
• Proverbs 12:26A righteous person is careful in dealing with his neighbor, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
• Jeremiah 23:13Among the prophets of Samaria I saw something disgusting: They prophesied by Baal and led my people Israel astray.
• 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will depart from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
• 2 Timothy 3:13Evil people and impostors will become worse, deceiving and being deceived.
• 1 John 2:26I have written these things to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you.
• Revelation 2:20But I have this against you: You tolerate the woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess and teaches and deceives my servants to commit sexual immorality and to eat meat sacrificed to idols.
• Ezekiel 13:16those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.’
• Isaiah 57:21There is no peace for the wicked,” says my God.
• Jeremiah 4:10I said, “Oh no, Lord God, you have certainly deceived this people and Jerusalem, by announcing, ‘You will have peace,’ while a sword is at our throats.”
• Jeremiah 6:14They have treated my people’s brokenness superficially, claiming, “Peace, peace,” when there is no peace.
• Jeremiah 8:11They have treated the brokenness of my dear people superficially, claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace.
• Jeremiah 14:13And I replied, “Oh no, Lord God! The prophets are telling them, ‘You won’t see sword or suffer famine. I will certainly give you lasting peace in this place.’”
• Jeremiah 23:17They keep on saying to those who despise me, ‘The Lord has spoken: You will have peace.’ They have said to everyone who follows the stubbornness of his heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’”
• Jeremiah 28:9As for the prophet who prophesies peace — only when the word of the prophet comes true will the prophet be recognized as one the Lord has truly sent.”
• Malachi 3:15So now we consider the arrogant to be fortunate. Not only do those who commit wickedness prosper, they even test God and escape.”

Commentaries on Ezekiel 13:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10One built up a wall - A true prophet is as a wall of defense to the people. These false prophets pretend to be a wall of defense; but their wall is bad, and their mortar is worse. One gives a lying vision, another pledges himself that it is true; and the people believe what they say, and trust not in God, nor turn from their sins. The city is about to be besieged; it needs stronger fortifications than what it possesses. The prophet should be as a brazen…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10Wall - A partition wall; in Ezekiel 13:12, the word used is the usual word for the outer wall of a house or city. The fall of the partition wall would perhaps involve the fall of the whole house. Untempered morter - Or, whited plaster, employed to patch up a wall, so as to give it an appearance (without the reality) of strength and beauty. Compare Matthew 23:27. In the original there is a play upon a word rendered “folly” in Jeremiah 23:13.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-16Verses 10-16 One false prophet built the wall, set up the notion that Jerusalem should be victorious, and made himself acceptable by it. Others made the matter yet more plausible and promising; they daubed the wall which the first had built; but they would, ere long, be undeceived when their work was beaten down by the storm of God's just wrath; when the Chaldean army desolated the land. Hopes of peace and happiness, not warranted by the word of God, will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-16The people's "righteousness" was like a weak wall ready to fall. Instead of urging the people to repent and build their wall properly, the false prophets just painted over it. They told the people that peace would come to Jerusalem. This made the wall look stronger than it was. A heavy rainstorm would reveal its true weakness. Water would seep into the unsealed cracks, wash away the mortar, and cause the stones to fall. In this case, the storm would be…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1010. Because, even because--The repetition heightens the emphasis. Peace--safety to the nation. Ezekiel confirms Jr 6:14; 8:11. one--literally, "this one"; said contemptuously, as in 2Ch 28:22. a wall--rather, "a loose wall." Ezekiel had said that the false prophets did not "go up into the gaps, or make up the breaches" (Eze 13:5), as good architects do; now he adds that they make a bustling show of anxiety about repairing the wall; but it is without right…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 13:10

• Confidence
• Hypocrisy
• Minister, Christian

In the dictionaries

• Dwellings
• Follow
• Crime; Crimes
• Daub
• Fortification; Fort; Fortified Cities; Fortress
• Habor
• Micaiah
• Revelation
• Seduce; Seducer
• Untempered

Commentaries on Ezekiel 13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings