Bible Strands
Ezekiel 13:15
And after I have vented My wrath against the wall and against those who whitewashed it, I will say to you: ‘The wall is gone, and so are those who whitewashed it—
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to the false prophets of Israel through Ezekiel, delivering judgment immediately after declaring He will tear down the wall they whitewashed.
The words — כִלֵּיתִי (khi.lei.Ti) literally means "I will destroy," and חֲמָתִי (cha.ma.T/i) translates to "my rage."
The thread — This motif of divine judgment on false security appears in Nehemiah 4:3, Psalms 62:3, and Isaiah 30:13.
Why it lands — The text declares that God’s wrath removes both the false wall and the prophets who covered it, demanding the reader acknowledge that human fabrications of peace cannot withstand divine judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 4:3 Then Tobiah the Ammonite, who was beside him, said, “If even a fox were to climb up on what they are building, it would break down their wall of stones!”
- Psalms 62:3 How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?
- Isaiah 30:13 this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!