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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/13.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/13.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, &#8220Where is the whitewash you covered it with?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />And when the wall falls, the people will cry out, ‘What happened to your whitewash?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when the wall falls, will it not be said to you, ‘Where is the coating with which you smeared it?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where <i>is</i> the daubing wherewith ye have daubed <i>it</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Surely, when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you, ‘Where <i>is</i> the mortar with which you plastered <i>it?</i>’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Behold, <i>when</i> the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, ‘Where is the plaster with which you plastered <i>it?</i>’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Behold, when the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, &#8216Where is the plaster with which you plastered it?&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Behold, when the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, ‘Where is the plaster with which you plastered <i>it?</i>’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now behold, the wall will fall. Will it <i>then</i> not be said to you, ‘Where is the plaster with which you plastered <i>it</i>?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Behold, when the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, ‘Where is the coating with which you [prophets] plastered it?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, “Where’s the whitewash you plastered on it? ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now when the wall has fallen, will you not be asked, &#8216Where is the coat of whitewash that you put on it?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People will then ask the workers why the paint didn't hold it up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When the wall falls down, people will ask them, "Where's the paint that you used to cover the wall?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The wall will collapse, and everyone will ask you what good the whitewash did." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Look! When the wall collapses, won't it be said of you, 'Where's the coat of paint that you spread all over the wall?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Surely when the wall has fallen, you will not be asked, ?Where is the whitewash with which you covered it??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />When the wall has collapsed, people will ask you, "Where is the whitewash you coated it with?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Look, when the wall has fallen, shall it not be said to you, 'Where is the plaster with which you have plastered it?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Lo, when the wall hath fallen, shall it not be said to you, Where is the daubing with which ye have daubed it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Behold, when the wall has fallen, won’t it be said to you, “Where is the plaster with which you have plastered it?” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And behold, the wall has fallen! Does one not say to you, Where [is] the coating that you coated?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And lo, fallen hath the wall! Doth not one say unto you, Where is the daubing that ye daubed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And behold, the wall fell; shall it not be said to you, Where the plastering which ye plastered?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Behold, when the wall is fallen: shall it not be said to you: Where is the daubing wherewith you have daubed it? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />So then, behold: when the wall has fallen, will it not be said to you: ‘Where is the mortar with which you covered it?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />When the wall has fallen, will you not be asked: “Where is the whitewash you spread on it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When the wall falls, will it not be said to you, “Where is the whitewash you smeared on it?”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the wall shall be breached and shall fall; and it shall be said to you, Where is the mortar with which you daubed it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And it shall break open and the wall shall fall, and it shall be said to you: ‘Where is the plaster that you plastered?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and, lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you: Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And lo! the wall has fallen; and will they not say to you, Where is your plaster wherewith ye plastered <i>it</i>?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=2936" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/13.htm">The Reproof of False Prophets</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: wə·hin·nêh (Conj-w:: Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">Surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: haq·qîr (Art:: N-ms) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">when the wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: nā·p̄al (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">has fallen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: yê·’ā·mêr (V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">be asked,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/346.htm" title="346: ’ay·yêh (Interrog) -- Where?. Prolonged from 'ay; where?.">‘Where</a> <a href="/hebrew/2915.htm" title="2915: haṭ·ṭî·aḥ (Art:: N-ms) -- A coating. From tuwach; mortar or plaster.">is the whitewash</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">with which</a> <a href="/hebrew/2902.htm" title="2902: ṭaḥ·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear. A primitive root; to smear, especially with lime.">you covered it?’</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: In My wrath I will release a windstorm, and in My anger torrents of rain and hail will fall with destructive fury.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-32.htm">Jeremiah 23:32</a></span><br />“Indeed,” declares the LORD, “I am against those who prophesy false dreams and retell them to lead My people astray with their reckless lies. It was not I who sent them or commanded them, and they are of no benefit at all to these people,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-15.htm">Matthew 7:15-20</a></span><br />Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. / By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-14.htm">Jeremiah 6:14</a></span><br />They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-14.htm">Jeremiah 14:14</a></span><br />“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-11.htm">Matthew 24:11</a></span><br />and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/4-1.htm">1 John 4:1</a></span><br />Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Jeremiah 23:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-3.htm">2 Timothy 4:3-4</a></span><br />For the time will come when men will not tolerate sound doctrine, but with itching ears they will gather around themselves teachers to suit their own desires. / So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-14.htm">Lamentations 2:14</a></span><br />The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-3.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:3</a></span><br />While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></span><br />The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-10.htm">Isaiah 30:10</a></span><br />They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-29.htm">Acts 20:29-30</a></span><br />I know that after my departure, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock. / Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">See, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said to you, Where is the daubing with which you have daubed it?</p><p class="hdg">Where</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-37.htm">Deuteronomy 32:37</a></b></br> And he shall say, Where <i>are</i> their gods, <i>their</i> rock in whom they trusted,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/9-38.htm">Judges 9:38</a></b></br> Then said Zebul unto him, Where <i>is</i> now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who <i>is</i> Abimelech, that we should serve him? <i>is</i> not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/10-14.htm">Judges 10:14</a></b></br> Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Collapses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-12.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Daubed</a> <a href="/leviticus/14-43.htm">Daubing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-7.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/21-9.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Plastered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Where</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-12.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-11.htm">Whitewash</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/nahum/2-6.htm">Collapses</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Daubed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-15.htm">Daubing</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/matthew/7-25.htm">Falls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Plaster</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Plastered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Wall</a> <a href="/john/7-36.htm">Where</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-20.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm">Whitewash</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/13-1.htm">The reproof of false prophets</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">and their untempered mortar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/13-17.htm">Of prophecies and their pillows</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Surely when the wall has fallen</b><br>This phrase refers to the false sense of security that the people of Israel had due to the misleading prophecies of false prophets. In the historical context, these prophets assured the people that Jerusalem would not fall, despite the warnings from true prophets like Ezekiel and Jeremiah. The "wall" symbolizes the false assurances and deceptive teachings that were supposed to protect the people but ultimately failed. This imagery is reminiscent of Jesus' parable of the house built on sand (<a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a>), emphasizing the importance of a strong foundation in truth.<p><b>you will not be asked</b><br>This implies accountability and the inevitable exposure of falsehood. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, prophets were expected to speak truthfully on behalf of God. When their prophecies failed, it was clear evidence of their deceit. This phrase suggests that once the truth is revealed, there will be no need for further questioning or justification of the false prophecies. It highlights the certainty of divine judgment and the futility of relying on lies.<p><b>‘Where is the whitewash with which you covered it?’</b><br>The "whitewash" represents the superficial and deceptive messages of the false prophets. In ancient times, whitewashing was used to cover imperfections, making something appear more solid or attractive than it truly was. This metaphor is used to describe how false prophets covered the truth with lies, giving the people a false sense of security. The imagery of whitewashing is also found in Jesus' rebuke of the Pharisees, whom He called "whitewashed tombs" (<a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27</a>), indicating hypocrisy and deceit. The rhetorical question underscores the futility of such deceit when faced with God's truth and judgment.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites, often involving visions and symbolic actions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/f/false_prophets.htm">False Prophets</a></b><br>Individuals in Israel who claimed to speak for God but delivered false messages, leading the people astray.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wall.htm">The Wall</a></b><br>Symbolic of the false security and deceptive teachings provided by the false prophets.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/w/whitewash.htm">Whitewash</a></b><br>Represents the superficial and deceptive covering of truth, used by false prophets to make their lies appear credible.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation to whom Ezekiel was prophesying, experiencing judgment and exile due to their disobedience and idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a></b><br>Evaluate the teachings and character of spiritual leaders. Are they aligned with Scripture, or are they offering a false sense of security?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_superficial_faith.htm">The Danger of Superficial Faith</a></b><br>A faith that is only surface-level, like whitewash, will not withstand trials. True faith is deeply rooted in the truth of God's Word.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/accountability_for_deception.htm">Accountability for Deception</a></b><br>Those who lead others astray with false teachings will be held accountable by God. We must be vigilant in seeking truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_truth.htm">The Importance of Truth</a></b><br>Embrace and seek the truth of God's Word, even when it is difficult or uncomfortable, rather than settling for comforting lies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_judgment.htm">Preparation for Judgment</a></b><br>Just as the wall will fall, so will all false securities. Prepare for God's judgment by building your life on the solid foundation of His truth.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_crystals.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on crystals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'take_the_plank_out'_mean.htm">What did Jesus mean by 'whitewashed tombs'?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_paul_insult_the_high_priest.htm">Acts 23:2-5 - Why would Paul insult the high priest if he claimed to follow Jewish law and respect its leaders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_extrabiblical_reaction_to_ezekiel_12.htm">If God intended Ezekiel's symbolic actions in Ezekiel 12:6-7 to be a warning for all, why is there no extrabiblical evidence of widespread awareness or reaction?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Where is the daubing?</span>--The basis of all their false prophesying being destroyed by the coming judgments, the folly and falsehood of their words would be exposed to the eyes of all. As it is said in <a href="/ezekiel/13-14.htm" title="So will I break down the wall that you have daubed with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and you shall be consumed in the middle thereof: and you shall know that I am the LORD.">Ezekiel 13:14</a>, the wall itself being thrown down to its very foundation, they who have tried to make the people trust in it shall be overwhelmed in its ruin.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Surely</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִנֵּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">when the wall</span><br /><span class="heb">הַקִּ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(haq·qîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has fallen,</span><br /><span class="heb">נָפַ֣ל</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will not</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲלוֹא֙</span> <span class="translit">(hă·lō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be asked,</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵאָמֵ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(yê·’ā·mêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Where</span><br /><span class="heb">אַיֵּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(’ay·yêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_346.htm">Strong's 346: </a> </span><span class="str2">Where?</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is the whitewash</span><br /><span class="heb">הַטִּ֖יחַ</span> <span class="translit">(haṭ·ṭî·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2915.htm">Strong's 2915: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mortar, plaster</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you covered it?”’</span><br /><span class="heb">טַחְתֶּֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭaḥ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2902.htm">Strong's 2902: </a> </span><span class="str2">To overspread, overlay, coat, besmear</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/13-12.htm">Ezekiel 13:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/13-12.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 13:12 Behold when the wall is fallen shall (Ezek. 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