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Ezekiel 13:12

Truth and honesty

10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:

11 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.

Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?

13 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.

14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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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.

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BSB
Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’
KJV
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
WEB
Behold, when the wall has fallen, won’t it be said to you, “Where is the plaster with which you have plastered it?”
ASV
Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
DARBY
And lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing with which ye have daubed [it]?
BLB
And behold, when the wall has fallen, it will not be said to you⁺, ‘Where [is] the whitewash with which you⁺ plastered [it]?’
ÅB
Når så veggen er falt, vil det da ikke bli sagt til dere: Hvor er kalken som dere strøk den over med?
OTB
Når muren kollapser, vil folk ikke spørre: "Hvor er kalken dere dekket den med?"
B1930
Når så veggen er falt, vil det da ikke bli sagt til eder: Hvor er kalken som I strøk den over med?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Lamentations 2:14–15

    Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

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  • Jeremiah 29:31–32

    Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:

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  • 2 Kings 3:13

    And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:37

    And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,

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  • Judges 10:14

    Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.

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  • Judges 9:38

    Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.

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  • Jeremiah 2:28

    But where are thy gods that thou hast made thee? let them arise, if they can save thee in the time of thy trouble: for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah.

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  • Jeremiah 37:19

    Where are now your prophets which prophesied unto you, saying, The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor against this land?

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