Ezekiel 13:1, The reproof of lying prophets, Ezekiel 13:10. and their untempered morter; Ezekiel 13:17, Of prophetesses and their pillows.
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Ezekiel 13
Ezekiel 13 — Overview
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Ezekiel 13 — OverviewEzekiel 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMention had been made, in the chapter before, of the vain visions and
flattering divinations with which the people of Israel suffered
themselves to be imposed upon (ver. 24); now this whole chapter is
levelled…Ezekiel 13 — OverviewEzekiel 13 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleIt being said in Eze 12:24; that there should be no more a vain vision, nor a flattering divination; the prophet is ordered to prophesy against the false prophets and prophetesses, Eze 13:1; the former are described as…Ezekiel 13:1-9Ezekiel 13:1-9 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleThe false prophets, who are here prophesied against, were some of them
at Jerusalem (Jer. xxiii. 14): I have seen in the prophets at Jerusalem
a horrible thing; some of them among the captives in Babylon, for to…Ezekiel 13:1Ezekiel 13:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryAnother interval follows, and then a fresh and fuller burst of inspiration, manifestly in close connection with Ezekiel 12:21-28, and to be read in combination with Jeremiah 23:1-40; which, as Jeremiah was in…Ezekiel 13:1-9Ezekiel 13:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryPretended prophets.
There is no institution in itself so good but it may be corrupted and turned to evil purposes. Prophecy was given to the Hebrew people as a token of Jehovah's interest in them and care for them. The…Ezekiel 13:1-9Ezekiel 13:1-9 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe perils of falseness.
The work of God's prophets is made more difficult by the competition of pretenders. They cater for popularity by predicting only what is pleasing to flesh and blood. Hence they bring discredit…