Ezekiel 13:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-16

We have here more plain dealing with the false prophets, and some further articles of their doom. We have seen the people made ashamed of the false prophets (though sometimes they had been fond of them) and casting them away, as they shall do their false gods, with indignation; now here we find them as much ashamed of their false prophecies, which they had sometimes depended upon with much assurance. Observe, I. How the people are deceived by the false prophets. Those flatterers seduce them,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:11

Say unto them which daub it with untempered mortar ,.... The false prophets, that flattered the people with peace, prosperity, and safety: that it shall fall ; the wall they have built and daubed over; the city of Jerusalem shall be taken and destroyed; the predictions of the prophets shall prove lies; and the vain hopes and expectations of the people fail: there shall be an overflowing shower ; that shall wash away the wall with its untempered mortar; meaning the Chaldean army,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:11

There shall be an overflowing shower - That shall wash off this bad mortar; sweep away the ground on which the wall stands, and level it with the earth. In the eastern countries, where the walls are built with unbaked bricks, desolations of this kind are often occasioned by tempestuous rains. Of this sort of materials were the walls of ancient cities made, and hence the reason why no vestige of them remains. Witness Babylon, which was thus built. See the note on Ezekiel 4:1 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:11

Verse 11 How, then, can it happen that we can be at rest while God is opposed to us? Thou shalt say, therefore, to those who daub with untempered mortar, it shall fall. Here the Spirit signifies that the false prophets should be subject to the greatest ridicule, when they shall be convicted by the event, and their is shall be proved by clear proof. Hence, also, we may gather the utility of the doctrine which Paul teaches, that we must stand bravely when God gives the reins to impostors to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:1-16

The sin and punishment of false prophets. "And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel," etc. This subject has already been introduced in Ezekiel 12:24 . In that verse we have as it were the text, and in this chapter the sermon. It has been suggested that this chapter should be read in conjunction with Jeremiah 23:9-40 . "The identity of phrases and ideas forces upon us the conclusion that the author of the one must have had the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-12

False hopes encouraged and destroyed. "Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace," etc. We have in our text— I. FALSE PROPHETS PROCLAIMING A DELUSIVE SALVATION . The false prophets of Israel assured the people that by reason of their alliance with Egypt they were quite safe against Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon, and should soon be utterly independent of his control. Thus "they seduced the people, saying, Peace; and there was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-16

The vanity of flattering counsel. It has often been observed regarding the recorded discourses of the Lord Jesus, that his severest denunciations were directed against the hypocritical professors of religion, especially such as misled their fellow men into error and sin. The same may be said of Ezekiel; his language, when exposing the hollow pretensions of the false and foolish prophets, who by their advice were leading the people into destruction, becomes almost invective. The particular... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-16

The foolish builders - a parable. In order to make the lesson more impressive and more abiding, it is repeated in the form of a parable. Our generous God takes immense pains to engrave his truth on human hearts. I. NATIONAL POLITY IS ANALOGOUS TO A BUILDING . As the human body requires some sort of material dwelling to protect it from external evils, so society requires some system of national administration that shall protect it against external foes. That ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:11

In words which would almost seem to have been in our Lord's thoughts in Matthew 7:25 , we have the picture of an Eastern storm, torrents of rain passing into hail ( LXX ; λίθοι πετρόβολοι ) , accompanied by a tornado of irresistible violence (compare like pictures in Exodus 9:22 ; Joshua 10:11 ; Isaiah 30:30 ; Isaiah 28:2 , Isaiah 28:17 ). And when the disaster comes men will turn to those who professed to be master builders and repairers of the breach, with derision, and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:11-16

Untempered mortar. The teaching of the false prophets of peace is here compared to a wall built of untempered mortar, which is overthrown in a tern pest. I. A FALSE HOPE IS LIKE A WALL BUILT WITH UNTEMPERED MORTAR . 1 . It offers protection. The wall is built, and it endures long enough to invite the threatened people to take shelter behind it. It stands between them and the enemy. So a false hope is planted between men and their danger, like a city wall, and it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-12

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:10-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Ezekiel 13:11-16

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