Ezekiel 13:22

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad, whom I have not made sad; and strengthened the hands of the wicked, that he should not return from his wicked way, by promising him life:

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
lies	שֶׁ֔קֶר She.ker	H8267	an untruth · noun, common masculine singular absolute
heart	לֵב lev-	H3820	the heart · noun, common masculine singular construct
righteous	צַדִּיק֙ tza.Dik	H6662	just · adjective, masculine singular absolute
sad	הַכְא֤וֹת hakh.'ot	H3512	to despond · verb, hiphil infinitive construct
sad	הִכְאַבְתִּ֑יו hikh.'av.Tiv	H3510	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person common singular + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
strengthened	וּלְחַזֵּק֙ u.le.cha.Zek	H2388	to fasten upon · conjunction + preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
hands	יְדֵ֣י ye.Dei	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual construct
wicked	הָרָ֖ע ha.Ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
return	שׁ֛וּב shuv	H7725	to turn back (hence · verb, qal infinitive construct
wicked	רָשָׁ֔ע ra.Sha'	H7563	morally wrong · noun, common masculine singular absolute
way	מִדַּרְכּ֥וֹ mi.dar.Ko	H1870	a road (as trodden) · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
life	לְהַחֲיֹתֽוֹ le.ha.cha.yo.To	H2421	to live · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Jeremiah 23:14 I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of e…
Jeremiah 14:13-17 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you…
Genesis 3:4-5 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
Jeremiah 23:17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagin…
Ezekiel 9:4 And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men t…
Ezekiel 13:16 To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the…
2 Peter 2:18-19 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were cle…
Jeremiah 4:10 Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reach…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 13:17–end

As God has promised that when he pours out his Spirit upon his people both their sons and their daughters shall prophesy, so the devil, when he acts as a spirit of lies and falsehood, is so in the mouth not only of false prophets, but of false prophetesses too, and those are the deceivers whom the prophet is here directed to prophesy against; for they are not such despicable enemies to God's truths as deserve not to be taken notice of, nor yet will either the weakness of their sex excuse their sin or the tenderness and respect that are owing to it exempt them from the reproaches and threatenings of the word of God. No: Son of man, set they face against the daughters of thy people, Eze 13:17.…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 13:22

ye have made . . . the righteous sad--by lying predictions of calamities impending ever the godly. strengthened . . . wicked-- (Jer 23:14). heart of . . . righteous . . . hands of . . . wicked--Heart is applied to the righteous because the terrors foretold penetrated to their inmost feelings; hands, to the wicked because they were so hardened as not only to despise God in their minds, but also to manifest it in their whole acts, as if avowedly waging war with Him.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 13:22

With lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad - Here is the ministry of these false prophetesses, and its effects. They told lies: they would speak, and they had no truth to tell; and therefore spoke falsities. They "saddened the souls of the righteous, and strengthened the hands of the wicked." They promised them life, and prevented them from repenting and turning from their sins.

John Gill on Ezekiel 13:22

Because with lies ye have made the heart of the righteous sad,.... By polluting the name of the Lord; by hunting and decoying souls into their destructive nets; and by threatening such who would not give heed to their superstitious rites, lying divinations, and false prophecies: so false teachers make the hearts of such sad, who, having seen the insufficiency of their own righteousness, trust in the righteousness of Christ, and are justified by it; by teaching such doctrines as depreciate the love and grace of God the Father; making his love dependent on the creature; his covenant conditional, and salvation to be by works, and not by grace; as detract from the person, offices, and grace of C…

The Church Fathers

Let us pray that God will deliver us even from the hand of such leaders who, wherever they are, speak to please their hearers and cut and divide the church, because many are more fond of pleasures than they are of God.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON EZEKIEL 3:6

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Ezekiel 13:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 13:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 13:22

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 13:22

John Gill on Ezekiel 13:22

The Church Fathers

Ezekiel 13:22

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 13:17–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 13:22

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 13:22

John Gill on Ezekiel 13:22

The Church Fathers

John Calvin on Ezekiel 13:22–end

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 13:20–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 13:20-23

Rashi on Ezekiel 13:22