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Ezekiel 13:21
I will also tear off your veils and deliver My people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord addresses false female prophets in Jerusalem who use divination and magic charms to mislead the people. He pronounces judgment against them for ensnaring souls and distorting divine truth.
The words — The Hebrew verb קָרַעְתִּי (qa‘arṯî) means "I will tear away," describing the removal of the long veils (מִסְפַּחֹתֵיכֶן) that symbolize the prophets' deceptive authority. The verb הִצַּלְתִּי (hiṣṣaltî) translates "I will deliver," indicating a decisive rescue of the people from the prophets' grasp.
The thread — The imagery of tearing snares and delivering the people echoes the Lord's protection in Psalms 91:3, where He rescues from the fowler's snare. This theme of divine intervention against false spiritual bondage recurs throughout the prophetic corpus.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that human deception cannot override divine sovereignty. Readers must acknowledge that God alone protects His people and will expose false spiritual authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Your kerchiefs also will I tear, and deliver my people out of your hand, and they shall be no more in your hand to be hunted; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Cross-references
- Psalms 91:3 Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.