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Ezekiel 13:15

in Ezekiel 13

And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it—

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar; and I will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

KJV

Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

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This verse in Ezekiel 13

Commentary

4 notes on this verse

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Thus, if the blind lead the blind, both the blind leaders and the blind followers will fall together into the ditch. Note, Those that deceive others will in the end prove to have deceived themselves; and no doom will be more fearful than that of unfaithful ministers, that flattered sinners in their sins.

This site's exposition

those who whitewashed it

on Ezekiel 13:15-16

The first half of the oracle ends by naming its target. “those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw a vision of peace for her when there was no peace.” The phrase repeats verse 10 and frames the whole charge, comfort offered where warning was owed.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Jerome

Commentary on Ezekiel · Written before 420.

proposed

(Verse 10 and following) Because they have deceived my people, saying: peace, and there is no peace. And he was building a wall: but they were plastering it with mud without straw. Say to those who plaster without mortar, that it will fall. For there will be a overflowing rain: and I will give great stones falling from above, and a stormy wind blowing. Indeed, behold, the wall has fallen. Will it not be said to you, where is the whitewash that you plastered? Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I will unleash the spirit of storms in my anger; and there will be a torrential rain in my fury, and great stones of wrath will be poured out, and I will destroy the wall that you have whitewashed without mortar, and I will level it to the ground; its foundation will be exposed, and it will fall and be consumed in its midst; and you will know that I am the Lord. And I will fulfill my anger against the wall and against those who whitewashed it without mortar; and I will say to you: The wall is no more, and there are no longer any who whitewash it. The prophets of Israel who prophesy to Jerusalem see a vision of peace, but there is no peace, says the Lord God. LXX: For they have deceived my people, saying, 'Peace, peace,' when there is no peace. And this one builds a wall, and these ones plaster it with folly. Say to those who plaster with folly, it will fall. There will be a flooding rain, and I will give great stones for their joints and they will fall. And a wind will come and tear it apart. And behold, the wall has fallen, and they will not say to you, 'Where is the whitewash that you whitewashed with?' Therefore, thus says the Lord Adonai: I will break the spirit of fury that carries away, and rainwill overflow in my anger, and I will bring great stones in fury to a consummation, and I will dig up the wall that you have plastered, and it will fall. […]

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall,....

The words behind it

14 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • וְכִלֵּיתִ֤יand I will complete

    vekhileitiH3615 →208 times

  • אֶת־<obj.>

    ʾet-H853 →10935 times

  • חֲמָתִי֙rage my

    chamatiH2534 →125 times

  • בַּקִּ֔ירon the wall

    bakirH7023 →75 times

  • וּבַטָּחִ֥יםand on <the> [those who] plastered

    uvatachimH2902 →12 times

  • אֹת֖וֹ<obj.> it

    ʾotoH853 →10935 times

  • תָּפֵ֑לwhitewash

    tafelH8602 →7 times

  • וְאֹמַ֤רso I may say

    veomarH559 →5305 times

  • לָכֶם֙to you

    lakhem

  • אֵ֣יןthere not

    ʾeinH369 →789 times

  • הַקִּ֔יר[is] the wall

    hakirH7023 →75 times

  • וְאֵ֖יןand there [are] not

    veeinH369 →789 times

  • הַטָּחִ֥יםthose [who] plastered

    hatachimH2902 →12 times

  • אֹתֽוֹ׃<obj.> it

    ʾotoH853 →10935 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

5 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Isaiah 30:13this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!2 worksPsalms 62:3How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?2 worksNehemiah 4:3Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”2 worksEzekiel 20:21But the children rebelled against Me. They did not walk in My statutes or carefully observe My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they profaned My Sabbaths. So I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and vent My anger against them in the wilderness.2 worksEzekiel 5:13And when My anger is spent and I have vented My wrath against them, I will be appeased. And when I have spent My wrath on them, they will know that I, the LORD, in My zeal have spoken.2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Psalms 62:3

    How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

    it leads to

    • Jeremiah 4:14

      Wash the evil from your heart, O Jerusalem, so that you may be saved. How long will you harbor wicked thoughts within you?

    • Psalms 82:2

      “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah

    • Psalms 140:2

      who devise evil in their hearts and stir up war all day long.

    • Proverbs 1:22

      “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

    • Psalms 21:11

      Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

  • Through

    Isaiah 30:13

    this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 29:5

      But your many foes will be like fine dust, the multitude of the ruthless like blowing chaff. Then suddenly, in an instant,

    • Ezekiel 13:10–15

      Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,

    • Psalms 62:3

      How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?

Where this verse is studied

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About Ezekiel

Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Ezekiel’s Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
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This page draws on Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Patrick Fairbairn, An Exposition of Ezekiel.

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