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Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one builds up a wall, behold, they daub it with whitewash:
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The Whitewashed Wall
Commentators explain the 'wall' as a false teaching—specifically, the promise of peace when judgment was coming. The 'untempered mortar' was like whitewash or mortar made without lime, making a flimsy structure look strong. This is a powerful image of false teachings that appear attractive and secure but lack the substance of God's truth and will collapse under pressure.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Wall - A partition wall; in Ezekiel 13:12, the word used is the usual word for the outer wall of a house or city. The fall of the partition …
19th Century
Anglican
One built up a wall. —The original word is used for a partition wall—of course a comparatively slight wall—as noted in the margin;…
16th Century
Protestant
Here Ezekiel pursues the same metaphor he had used, with a very slight difference, for there is such an agreement that the connection between the f…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Because, even because they have seduced my people Who were so by profession; otherwise such who are truly the people of G…
One false prophet built the wall, set up the notion that Jerusalem should be victorious, and made himself acceptable by it. Others made the matter …
