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ESV Global Study Bible :: Footnotes for Ezekiel 13

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References for Eze 13:17 —  1   2   3   4   5   6 

Ezek. 13:1–14:11 Chapters 13–14 condemn those who speak false prophecy (ch. 13) and ignore true prophecy (14:1–11).

Ezek. 13:1–23 Two groups are condemned: male “prophets” who simply prophesy falsely (vv. 1–16), and women who pretend to be prophets (vv. 17–23). Compare Mic. 3:5–7.

Ezek. 13:1–9 Introductory and concluding phrases and distinctive content separate these verses from those that follow. The basic charge—that these prophets speak their own delusions—is voiced in vv. 2–3 and developed throughout. The metaphors of vv. 4–5 are striking. Like jackals (v. 4; compare Jer. 9:11) these false prophets are scavengers, but they ought to have protected the people by speaking God’s word to them (Ezek. 22:30; see also Ps. 106:23).

Ezek. 13:10–16 A further connection with Jeremiah brackets this second oracle: the false declaration of peace (vv. 10, 16; compare Jer. 6:14; 8:11). The false prophets’ word of well-being gives the people false hope.

Ezek. 13:17–21 Attention turns to women who give prophecies out of their own imaginations. The term “prophetess,” used to describe genuine agents of God (e.g., Miriam in Ex. 15:20; Deborah in Judg. 4:4; Huldah in 2 Kings 22:14), is avoided in describing these impostors. Focus shifts to magical practices. The striking phrase hunt for souls (Ezek. 13:18, 20) identifies this activity as spiritual manipulation. Such behavior is forbidden in Lev. 19:26, 31 and Deut. 18:10–14.

Ezek. 13:22–23 The false female prophets of the preceding oracle are addressed in v. 23 (you shall no more).

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