Ezekiel 13:13

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 13:13

Therefore thus saith the Lord God ,.... Confirming what he had before bid the prophet say, Ezekiel 13:11 ; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury ; stormy winds sometimes rend rocks asunder, 1 Kings 19:11 ; and much more feeble tottering walls; what is before ascribed to the stormy wind is said to be done here by the Lord himself, making use of that as an instrument; stormy winds fulfil his word, Psalm 148:8 ; the cause of which is his wrath, which made the... read more

John Calvin

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

Verse 13 He still pursues the same sentiment; but he says he will send forth storms and hail, and a whirlwind. He formerly spoke of hail, and showers, and violent storms; but he now says, that those winds, storms, and showers should be at hand to obey him. We see, therefore, that this verse does not differ from the former, unless in God’s showing more clearly that he would send forth storms, whirlwind, and hail to overthrow the empty building which the false prophets had raised. It follows — 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 13:10-16

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

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Ezekiel 13:13

Ezekiel 13:13. I will even rend it, &c.— The Chaldee paraphrast expounds this passage in the following manner, as prophetical of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Chaldean army: "I will bring a mighty king, with the force of a whirlwind, a destroying people resembling an over flowing storm, and powerful princes like great hailstones." read more

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