Ezekiel 13:20
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad,.... By polluting the name of the Lord; by hunting and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ezekiel 13:17-23
A rebuke to the false prophetesses, and a declaration that God will confound them, and deliver their victims from their…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
The souls that ye hunt to make them fly - לפרחות lephorechoth, into the flower gardens, says Parkhurst. These false…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 13:17-23
As God has promised that when he pours out his Spirit upon his people both their sons and their daughters shall…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921Ezekiel 13:17-23
Denunciation of the false prophetesses
Female prophets were not unknown in Israel whether in earlier or later times, as…
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