Thematic Bible
Ezekiel 13:1 (show verse)
And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 13:2 (show verse)
Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy and say unto those that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD:
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 13:3 (show verse)
thus hath the Lord GOD said: Woe unto the foolish prophets that follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!
Ezekiel 13:4 (show verse)
O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
Fox » Figurative » Of unfaithful prophets
Foxes » Illustrative of » False prophets
Foxes » Found in deserts
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
False prophets » Compared to foxes in the desert
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks visions of their own heart
Foxes » Illustrative of » False prophets
Foxes » Found in deserts
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
False prophets » Compared to foxes in the desert
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks visions of their own heart
Ezekiel 13:5 (show verse)
Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the LORD.
Ezekiel 13:6 (show verse)
They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD has not sent them, and they have made others to wait for the word to be confirmed.
Divination » Practised by » False prophets
Divination » A system of fraud
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Sorcery » Practiced » By false prophets
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks visions of their own heart
Divination » A system of fraud
Opposition » Who the lord opposes
Sending and those sent » Who the lord did not send
Sorcery » Practiced » By false prophets
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Speech/communication » Who speaks visions of their own heart
Ezekiel 13:7 (show verse)
Have ye not seen a vain vision and have ye not spoken a lying divination, whereas ye say, The LORD hath said it; albeit I have not spoken?
Ezekiel 13:8 (show verse)
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: Because ye have spoken vanity, and seen lies; therefore, behold, I am against you, said the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 13:9 (show verse)
And my hand shall be against the prophets that see vanity and that divine lies: they shall not be in the assembly of my people, neither shall they be written in the book of the house of Israel, neither shall they return to the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 13:10 (show verse)
Therefore and because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up the wall, and, behold, others plastered it with loose mud:
Insecurity of the wicked » General references to
Mortar » Cement or slime
No » Peace for the worldly and wicked
Peace » Social » No peace for the worldly and wicked
Peace » Social » FALSE
False prophets » Prophesied » Peace, when there was no peace
Slime » Cement or slime
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Seducers
Unrest » Folly of » Wicked have no peace
Walls » Of houses » Usually plastered
Walls » Illustrative » (daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets
The wicked » Guilt of » Insecurity of
Mortar » Cement or slime
No » Peace for the worldly and wicked
Peace » Social » No peace for the worldly and wicked
Peace » Social » FALSE
False prophets » Prophesied » Peace, when there was no peace
Slime » Cement or slime
Speech/communication » Who speaks vanity
Temptation » Special sources of worldly snares » Seducers
Unrest » Folly of » Wicked have no peace
Walls » Of houses » Usually plastered
Walls » Illustrative » (daubed with untempered mortar,) of the teaching of false prophets
The wicked » Guilt of » Insecurity of
Ezekiel 13:11 (show verse)
say unto those who plaster it with loose mud, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing rain; and I shall send great hailstones that will cause it to fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
Ezekiel 13:12 (show verse)
And behold, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the mud with which ye have plastered it?
Ezekiel 13:13 (show verse)
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said: I will cause a stormy wind to rend it in my fury; and there shall come an overflowing rain in my anger and great hailstones in my wrath to consume it.
Ezekiel 13:14 (show verse)
So I will break down the wall that ye have plastered with loose mud and bring it down to the ground, and its foundation shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 13:15 (show verse)
Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall and upon those that have plastered it with loose mud and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither those that plastered it;
Ezekiel 13:16 (show verse)
to wit, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem and who see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, said the Lord GOD.
No Themes for this verse.
Ezekiel 13:17 (show verse)
Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy thou against them,
Ezekiel 13:18 (show verse)
And say, Thus hath the Lord GOD said; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Must ye hunt the souls of my people to maintain thus your own life?
Arts and crafts » Names of various » Sewing
Dress » Kerchiefs
Evil » Who strengthens the hands of evildoers
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » strange women
Pillow » Figurative » Of false teachers
Temptresses » Eve » strange women
Women » Temptresses » strange women
Women » False prophets
Dress » Kerchiefs
Evil » Who strengthens the hands of evildoers
Evil » Temptresses, examples of women who have enticed men to sin » strange women
Pillow » Figurative » Of false teachers
Temptresses » Eve » strange women
Women » Temptresses » strange women
Women » False prophets
Ezekiel 13:19 (show verse)
And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, slaying the souls that should not die and giving life to the souls that should not live, by your lying to my people that listen to the lie?
Ezekiel 13:20 (show verse)
Therefore thus hath the Lord GOD said; Behold, I am against your pillows, with which ye hunt there the loose souls, and I will tear them from your arms and will let the souls go, even the loose souls that ye hunt.
Ezekiel 13:21 (show verse)
Your kerchiefs also I will tear and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall no longer be in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
Ezekiel 13:22 (show verse)
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and ye strengthen the hands of the wicked that he should not leave his wicked way, encouraging him:
Ezekiel 13:23 (show verse)
therefore ye shall not see vanity, nor divine divinations any longer: for I will deliver my people out of your hand; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.