John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Ezekiel 13:17
Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people ,.... The false prophetesses; for as there were women in some ages, who had the true spirit of prophecy, as Miriam, Deborah, and Huldah, Exodus 15:20 ; so there were some that pretended to it, who had it not, as Noadiah in the times of Nehemiah, Nehemiah 6:14 ; and such there were in the times of Ezekiel; against whom he is bid to set his face, and look them out of countenance, and make them ashamed; who,... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Ezekiel 13:17-23
As God has promised that when he pours out his Spirit upon his people both their sons and their daughters shall prophesy, so the devil, when he acts as a spirit of lies and falsehood, is so in the mouth not only of false prophets, but of false prophetesses too, and those are the deceivers whom the prophet is here directed to prophesy against; for they are not such despicable enemies to God's truths as deserve not to be taken notice of, nor yet will either the weakness of their sex excuse their... read more