Ezekiel 22:28

And her prophets have daubed them with untempered morter, seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them, saying, Thus saith the Lord GOD, when the LORD hath not spoken.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
prophets	וּנְבִיאֶ֗יהָ u.ne.vi.'Ei.ha	H5030	a prophet or (generally) inspired man · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
daubed	טָח֤וּ ta.Chu	H2902	to smear · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
untempered	תָּפֵ֔ל ta.Fel	H8602	plaster (as gummy) or slime · noun, common masculine singular absolute
seeing	חֹזֶה chôzeh	H2374	a beholder in vision
vanity	שָׁ֔וְא Shav'	H7723	evil (as destructive) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
divining	וְקֹסְמִ֥ים ve.ko.se.Mim	H7080	properly · conjunction + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
lies	כָּזָ֑ב ka.Zav	H3577	falsehood · noun, common masculine singular absolute
saying	אֹמְרִ֗ים 'o.me.Rim	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
saith	אָמַר֙ 'a.Mar	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Lord	אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai	H136	the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) · proper noun, a title
GOD	יְהוִ֔ה Yah.weh	H3069	YHWH · proper noun, a title
LORD	וַֽיהוָ֖ה va.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · conjunction + proper noun, a title
spoken	דִבֵּֽר di.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 13:6-7 They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The LORD saith: and the LORD hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that…
Ezekiel 13:10-16 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…
Jeremiah 23:25-32 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, saying, I have dreamed, I have dreamed.
Isaiah 30:10 Which say to the seers, See not; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits:
Jeremiah 8:10-11 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the…
Jeremiah 23:21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Jeremiah 28:2 Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying, I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 28:15 Then said the prophet Jeremiah unto Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Hananiah; The LORD hath not sent thee; but thou makest this people to tr…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Here is, I. A general idea given of the land of Israel, how well it deserved the judgments coming to destroy it and how much it needed these judgments to refine it. Let the prophet tell her plainly, "Thou art the land that is not cleansed, not refined as metal is, and therefore needest to be again put into the furnace. Means and methods of reformation have been ineffectual; thou art not rained upon in the day of indignation." This was one of the judgments which God brought upon them in the day of his wrath, he withheld the rain from them, Jer 14:4. Or, "When thou art under the tokens of God's displeasure, even in the day of indignation thou art not rained upon; thou hast not received instruc…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:28

Referring to the false assurances of peace with which the prophets flattered the people, that they should not submit to the king of Babylon (see on Eze 13:10; Eze 21:29; Jer 6:14; Jer 23:16-17; Jer 27:9-10).

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:28

Her prophets - Even those who profess themselves to be my prophets, have been unfaithful in the discharge of their office; have soothed the people in their sins, and pretended to have oracles of peace and safety when I had not spoken to them.

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:28

And her prophets have daubed them with untempered mortar,.... Palliated their sins, declared it to be right to shed the blood they did; and seize on the estates of men; but this, though it might for a while satisfy the consciences of these princes, and stop the clamours of the people against them; yet would not last long, but be like the building of a wall with bad stuff, which will not stand; and daubing it with mortar, which will soon wash off. So the Targum, "and the false prophets which are in the midst of her are like to those that build a wall, and daub it with mere clay, without straw;'' See Gill on Ezekiel 13:10. Seeing vanity, and divining lies unto them; pretending visions from…

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Dictionary and topics

Gap — A rent or opening in a wall (Ezek. 13:5; comp. Amos 4:3). The false prophets did not stand in the gap (Ezek. 22: 30), i.e., they did nothing to stop the outbreak of wickedness.
Mortar — (Heb. homer), cement of lime and sand (Gen. 11:3; Ex. 1:14); also potter’s clay (Isa. 41:25; Nah. 3:14). Also Heb. ‘aphar, usually rendered “dust,” clay or mud used for cement in building (Lev.…
Crime · PARTIAL LISTS OF — PARTIAL LISTS OF
Lying · False prophets addicted to — False prophets addicted to
Mortar · .Untempered, not enduring — .Untempered, not enduring
Prophets, False · Often practised divination and witchcraft — Often practised divination and witchcraft
Sorcery · .By false prophets — .By false prophets

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 22:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:28

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:28

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:28

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 22:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 22:28

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 22:28

John Gill on Ezekiel 22:28

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 22:23–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 22:25-29

Rashi on Ezekiel 22:28