Ezekiel 13:20 BSB — MannaFest

Ezekiel 13:20

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds.

BSB

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ASV

Wherefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.

KJV

Wherefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The souls that ye hunt to make them fly - לפרחות lephorechoth, into the flower gardens, says Parkhurst. These false prophetesses decoyed men into these gardens, where probably some impure rites of worship were performed, as in that of אשרה Asherah or Venus. See Parkhurst under פרח.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

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.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

I am against your pillows--that is, against your lying ceremonial tricks by which ye cheat the people. to make them fly--namely, into their snares, as fowlers disturb birds so as to be suddenly caught in the net spread for them.

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Original language & word study

28 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לָכֵ֞ן	la.Khen	<to> therefore	H3651 →
כֹּה־	koh-	thus	H3541 →
אָמַ֣ר׀	'a.Mar	he says	H559 →
אֲדֹנָ֣י	'a.do.Nai	[the] Lord	H136 →
יְהוִ֗ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3069 →
הִנְנִ֤י	hi.Ni	here I	H2005 →
אֶל־	'el-	[am] against	H413 →
כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙	ki.se.to.tei.Khe.nah	bands your	H3704 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
אַ֠תֵּנָה	'A.te.nah	you	H859 →
מְצֹדְד֨וֹת	me.tzo.de.Dot	[are] hunting	H6679 →
שָׁ֤ם	sham	there	H8033 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙	ha.ne.fa.shOt	the persons	H5315 →
לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת	le.Fo.re.Chot	for birds	H6524 →
וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י	ve.ka.ra'.Ti	and I will tear away	H7167 →
אֹתָ֔ם	'o.Tam	<obj.> them	H853 →
מֵעַ֖ל	me.'Al	from on	H5921 →
זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם	ze.ro.'o.tei.Khem	arms your	H2220 →
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙	ve.shi.lach.Ti	and I will set free	H7971 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת	ha.ne.fa.Shot	the persons	H5315 →
אֲשֶׁ֥ר	'a.Sher	whom	H834 →
אַתֶּ֛ם	'a.Tem	you	H859 →
מְצֹדְד֥וֹת	me.tzo.de.Dot	[are] hunting	H6679 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
נְפָשִׁ֖ים	ne.fa.Shim	persons	H5315 →
לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃	le.fo.re.Chot	for birds	H6524 →

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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…
leads to
- 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.
- Jeremiah 6:14
  They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.
- 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.
- Ezekiel 22:25
  The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
- Ephesians 4:14
  Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming.

About Ezekiel

The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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06About Ezekiel

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