Ezekiel 13:16

[Namely,] the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who see for her a vision of peace, when there is no peace, saith the Lord Eternal.

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In The King James Version

To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.

In Context

15Thus will I let out all my wrath upon the wall, and upon those that have plastered it with unadhesive mortar; and I will say unto you, Gone is the wall, and gone are they that plastered it;

17But, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their own heart: and prophesy against them,

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Cross References

Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it can never be at rest, but its waters cast up mire and dirt.

Jeremiah 6:14And they heal the breach of the daughter of my people very lightly, saying, Peace, peace: when there is no peace.

Jeremiah 28:1And it came to pass in the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah the king of Judah, in the fourth year, in the fifth month, that there said unto me Chananyah the son of 'Azzur the prophet, who was from Gib'on, in the house of the Lord, before the eyes of the priests, and of all the people, as followeth,

Jeremiah 29:31Send to all the exiles, saying, Thus hath said the Lord concerning Shema'yah the Nechlamite, Whereas Shema'yah hath prophesied unto you, while I have not sent him, and he hath caused you to rely on a falsehood:

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 13:11-17

The Punishment of False Prophets; The Doom of False Prophets. ( b. c. 593.) 10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar: 11 Say unto them which daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it. 12 Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing… Read the whole commentary →

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