Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 13:9

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Ezekiel 13:9

1819–1905
Anglican
Charles Ellicott
Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott Commentary

Ezekiel 13:9

1819–1905
Anglican
SCRIPTURE

"And my hand shall be against the prophets that see false visions, and that divine lies: they shall not be in the council of my people, neither shall they be written in the writing of the house of Israel, neither shall they enter into the land of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah." — Ezekiel 13:9 (ASV)

The assembly of my people. — The original word also bears the meanings placed in the margin, but the sense here is correctly given in the text. The several clauses are intended to emphasize the utter exclusion of the false prophets from the people of God: they shall not be in the congregation; their names shall not be written in the genealogical registers of Israel; they shall not even enter the land when the purified and repentant people are to return once more.