Ezekiel 13:1-23 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:18

And say, thus saith the Lord God, woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes ,.... Or, "put pillows to all elbows" F12 למתפרות "applicantibus, sive accommodantibus", Gataker; "conjungentibus, vel adunantibus", Gussetius, Ebr. Comment. p. 947. כסתות על כל אצילי "pulvillos super omnes cubitos manus", Calvin; "pro omnibus cubitis manuum", Piscator. ; thereby signifying that they might be at ease, and rest secure, and look upon themselves as in the utmost safety, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:19

And will ye pollute me among my people ,.... Defile the name of the Lord, by abusing it, to cover their wicked designs and practices, pretending they were seat by him, when they were not; that what they said came from him, though he spoke not by them; and that it was his will they declared, when it was their own, and what came out of their own hearts and heads: so the Targum, "will ye pollute my will among my people"; to profane his name among the Gentiles was a great sin, but to pollute it... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:20

Wherefore thus saith the Lord God, behold, I am against your pillows ,.... Not only had an abhorrence of them, but was determined to destroy them, detect their fallacies, and expose the folly of such actions, and them to shame and contempt: wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly ; to the places where they prophesied; into the toils and nets they spread for them, in order to catch them with their divinations and prophecies, and make a gain of them: or, "into the gardens",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:21

Your kerchiefs also will one tear ,.... From their heads; discover their tricks, and expose them to the contempt of the people, and destroy both them and their works: and deliver my people out of your hand ; from being hunted, ensnared, and deceived by them: and they shall be no more in your land to be hunted ; but should either flee into Egypt, and other countries, for shelter, or be carried captive into Babylon: and ye shall know that I am the Lord ; see Ezekiel 13:9 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:22

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad ,.... By polluting the name of the Lord; by hunting and decoying souls into their destructive nets; and by threatening such who would not give heed to their superstitious rites, lying divinations, and false prophecies: so false teachers make the hearts of such sad, who, having seen the insufficiency of their own righteousness, trust in the righteousness of Christ, and are justified by it; by teaching such doctrines as depreciate... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:23

Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations ,.... They should not be suffered any longer to impose upon the people; and they should be so sufficiently exposed, that the people would not give heed to their vain visions and lying divinations any more; and no gain coming to them hereby, they would not be disposed to make pretensions to them, as they had done: or the sense is, that they should perish in the siege and destruction of Jerusalem; and so they and their false... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:2

That prophesy out of their own hearts - Who are neither inspired nor sent by Me. They are prophets out of their own hearts. They have their mission from their own assumption, and proceed in it from their own presumption. Such either go of themselves, or are sent by man. Such prophets, ministers, preachers, and clergy have been a curse to the Church and to the world for some thousands of years. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:4

Thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts - The cunning of the fox in obtaining his prey has been long proverbial. These false prophets are represented as the foxes who, having got their prey by great subtlety, run to the desert to hide both themselves and it. So the false prophets, when the event did not answer to their prediction, got out of the way, that they might not be overwhelmed with the reproaches and indignation of the people. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:5

Ye have not gone up into the gaps - Far from opposing sinners, who are bringing down the wrath of God upon the place, you prevent their repentance by your flattering promises and false predictions. Ye have neither by prayers, example, nor advice, contributed any thing for the preservation of the place, or the salvation of the people's souls. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:9

They shall not be in the assembly of my people - They shall not be reputed members of my Church. They shall not be reckoned in the genealogy of true Israelites that return from captivity; and they shall never have a possession in the land; they shall be exhereditated and expatriated. They shall all perish in the siege, by the sword, the famine, and the pestilence. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:23

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:9

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