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and say, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: Woe to the women who sew pillows on all elbows, and make kerchiefs for the head of [persons of] every stature to hunt souls! Will you hunt the souls of my people, and save souls alive for yourselves?
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The Tools of Deception
Commentators explain that the strange 'pillows' and 'kerchiefs' were tools used by false prophetesses for spiritual deception. Whether interpreted as magical charms, items to induce a trance, or symbols of false security and pride, their purpose was to 'hunt souls'—to ensnare people with pleasing lies and lead them away from God's truth. This serves as a warning against spiritual practices that rely on external props and false comfort over God's word.
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Ezekiel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A rebuke to the false prophetesses, and a declaration that God will confound them and deliver their victims from their snares. Women were sometimes…
19th Century
Anglican
Likewise, you son of man, set your face ... —This passage deals with a class of people, the false prophetesses, who are not mentio…
16th Century
Protestant
We may gather from this passage that Satan’s lies were not spread among the people so much by men as by women. We know that the gift of prophecy is…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And say, thus says the Lord God, woe to the [women] who sew pillows to all armholes O…
It is a bad state for those who would rather hear pleasing lies than unpleasing truths. The false prophetesses tried to make people feel secure, si…
