Ezekiel 13:11

Truth and honesty

⁹ My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

¹⁰ Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,

tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.

¹² Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’

¹³ Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.
KJV: Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
WEB: Tell those who plaster it with whitewash that it will fall. There will be an overflowing shower; and you, great hailstones, will fall. A stormy wind will tear it.
ASV: say unto them that daub it with untempered [mortar], that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.
DARBY: say unto them which daub it with untempered [mortar] that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing rain, and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall, and a stormy wind shall burst forth.
BLB: you will say to those plastering [with] whitewash that it will fall! There will be an overflowing rain, and you⁺, O stones of hail, will fall, and a wind of tempests will tear [it] down.

ÅB: Si til kalkstrykerne at den vil falle; det kommer et skyllregn, og dere haglsteiner skal falle, og en stormvind skal bryte inn.
OTB: derfor si til dem som dekker den med kalk at den vil falle. Kraftig regn vil komme, og jeg vil sende haglstein som styrter ned, og en voldsom vind vil bryte ut.
B1930: Si til kalkstrykerne at den vil falle; det kommer et skyllregn, og I haglstener skal falle, og en stormvind skal bryte inn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 38:22
I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
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Isaiah 28:2
Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
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Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
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Isaiah 29:6
you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.
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Psalms 32:6
Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
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Isaiah 28:15–18
For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”
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Nahum 1:7–8
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
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Psalms 11:6
On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
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