Ezekiel 13:12 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 13:12

10 “Because, indeed, because they have seduced My people, saying, ^a‘Peace!’ when there is no peace—and one builds a wall, and they ^bplaster it with untempered mortar—

11 say to those who plaster it with untempered mortar, that it will fall. ^aThere will be flooding rain, and you, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall tear it down.

12 Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the mortar with which you plastered it?’ ”

13 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will cause a stormy wind to break forth in My fury; and there shall be a flooding rain in My anger, and great hailstones in fury to consume it.

14 So I will break down the wall you have plastered with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered; it will fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst of it. ^aThen you shall know that I am the Lord.

15 “Thus will I accomplish My wrath on the wall and on those who have plastered it with untempered mortar; and I will say to you, ‘The wall is no more, nor those who plastered it,

16 that is, the prophets of Israel who prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and who ^asee visions of peace for her when there is no peace,’ ” says the Lord God.

17 “Likewise, son of man, ^aset your face against the daughters of your people, ^bwho prophesy out of their own heart; prophesy against them,

18 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Woe to the women who sew magic charms¹ on their sleeves and make veils for the heads of people of every height to hunt souls! Will you ^ahunt the souls of My people, and keep yourselves alive?

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 13:12

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American Standard Version
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

Amplified® Bible
Behold, when the wall is fallen, will you not be asked, Where is the coating with which you [prophets] daubed it?

Contemporary English Version
People will then ask the workers why the paint didn't hold it up.

Darby English Version
And lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing with which ye have daubed [it]?

Good News Bible
The wall will collapse, and everyone will ask you what good the whitewash did."

King James Version
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

New American Standard Bible
"Behold, when the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, `Where is the plaster with which you plastered {it?}'"

New International Version
When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, "Where is the whitewash you covered it with?"

New King James Version
Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the mortar with which you plastered it?’”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Behold, when the wall has fallen, will they not ask you , 'Where do we see the plaster with which you plastered it?'"

Revised Standard Version
and when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, 'Where is the daubing with which you daubed it?'

Young's Literal Translation
And lo, fallen hath the wall! Doth not one say unto you, Where `is' the daubing that ye daubed?

New English Translation
When the wall has collapsed, people will ask you, “Where is the whitewash you coated it with?”

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