Ezekiel 13:12

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 13:12

Lo, when the wall is fallen ,.... Jerusalem is taken: shall it not be said unto you ; the false prophets, by the people who had been deceived by them: where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it ? what is become of all your promises of peace, and assurance of safety and prosperity; your smooth words and plausible arguments; your specious pretences, and flattering prophecies? thus would they be insulted by those they had deceived, as well as laughed at by such who disregarded... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Ezekiel 13:12

Verse 12 He confirms the last sentence, namely, that the false prophets would be a laughing-stock to all when their prophecies and divinations came to nothing, for the event would show them to be liars. For when the city was taken it sufficiently appeared that they were the devil’s ministers of deceit, for they were trained in wickedness and boldness when they put forth the name of God. Now the Prophet teaches that a common proverb would arise when the wall fell; for by saying, shall it not be... 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 13:11-16

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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 13:10-15

Ezekiel 13:10-15. They have seduced my people, &c. Have made my people to err, both with respect to the greatness of their own guilt, and my displeasure on account of it, as if both were less than they really are, and no great danger was to be apprehended. They deceived them, by assuring them that none of those judgments should overtake them which Jeremiah and the other true prophets threatened them with, and they spoke peace to men’s consciences upon false grounds and principles. Thus... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:1-23

Condemnation of false prophets (13:1-23)False prophets were a constant danger, both those in Jerusalem and those among the exiles in Babylon. They were bad guides, spiritually and morally, because they proclaimed only what they themselves wanted. They had no knowledge of the mind of God (13:1-3). Judah was falling into ruins, but the false prophets, instead of helping to repair and strengthen the nation, cunningly exploited the situation for their own benefit. They were like foxes digging holes... read more

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