Ezekiel 13:18 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 13:18

and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own?

BSB

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ASV

and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Woe to the women that sew pillows upon all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of persons of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?

KJV

And say, Thus saith the Lord God; Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes, and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people, and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?

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Commentary

5 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

That sew pillows to all arm holes - I believe this refers to those cushions which are so copiously provided in the eastern countries for the apartments of women; on which they sit, lean, rest their heads, and prop up their arms. I have several drawings of eastern ladies, who are represented on sofas; and often with their arm thrown over a pillow, which is thereby pressed close to their side, and against which they thus recline.

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The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Stature - That is, of every age, whether younger or elder, which usually is seen by their stature. To hunt - All this is really spreading a net, as hunters do, to catch the prey. Will ye save - Can you preserve them alive, whom you deceive by your promises?

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But it is observable that Israel was never imposed upon by pretenders to prophecy till after they had rejected and abused the true prophets; as, afterwards, they were never deluded by counterfeit messiahs till after they had refused the true Messiah and rejected him.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If they would but be hearers of them, and contributors to them, they might be sure of salvation; thus they beguiled unstable souls that had a concern about salvation as their end but did not rightly understand the way, and therefore hearkened to those who were most confident in promising it to them.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Or perhaps the expressions are figurative: they did all they could to make people secure, which is signified by laying them easy, and to make people proud, which is signified by dressing them fine with handkerchiefs, perhaps laid or embroidered on their heads.

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאָמַרְתָּ֞	ve.'a.mar.Ta	and you will say	H559 →
כֹּה־	koh-	thus	H3541 →
אָמַ֣ר׀	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י	'a.do.Nai	[the] Lord	H136 →
יְהוִ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3069 →
הוֹי֩	hO	woe!	H1945 →
לִֽמְתַפְּר֨וֹת	lim.ta.pe.Rot	to [women who] sew	H8609 →
כְּסָת֜וֹת	ke.sa.Tot	bands	H3704 →
עַ֣ל׀	'al	on	H5921 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
אַצִּילֵ֣י	'a.tzi.Lei	[the] joints of	H679 →
יָדַ֗י	ya.Dai	hands my	H3027 →
וְעֹשׂ֧וֹת	ve.'o.Sot	and [women who] make	H6213 →
הַמִּסְפָּח֛וֹת	ha.mis.pa.Chot	the long veils	H4555 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
רֹ֥אשׁ	rosh	[the] head of	H7218 →
כָּל־	kol-	every	H3605 →
קוֹמָ֖ה	ko.Mah	stature	H6967 →
לְצוֹדֵ֣ד	le.tzo.Ded	to hunt	H6679 →
נְפָשׁ֑וֹת	ne.fa.Shot	persons	H5315 →
הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙	ha.ne.fa.shOt	¿ persons	H5315 →
תְּצוֹדֵ֣דְנָה	te.tzo.De.de.nah	will you hunt	H6679 →
לְעַמִּ֔י	le.'a.Mi	of people my	H5971 →
וּנְפָשׁ֖וֹת	u.ne.fa.Shot	and persons	H5315 →
לָכֶ֥נָה	la.Khe.nah	of yourself
תְחַיֶּֽינָה׃	te.chai.Yei.nah	will you preserve alive?	H2421 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires.
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:1–3
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
- 2 Timothy 3:1–6
  But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.
- 1 Timothy 4:1–3
  Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- 1 Timothy 1:10
  for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave traders and liars and perjurers, and for anyone else who is averse to sound teaching
- Galatians 4:16
  Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Through
Jeremiah 6:14
They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
leads to
- Ezekiel 13:10
  Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,
- Jeremiah 23:17
  They keep saying to those who despise Me, ‘The LORD says that you will have peace,’ and to everyone who walks in the stubbornness of his own heart, ‘No harm will come to you.’
Through
2 Peter 2:14
Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
leads to
- 2 Peter 2:3
  In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.

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