Ezekiel 13

Ezekiel 13 is the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Ezekiel, and is one of the Books of the Prophets.^[1] This chapter contains a rebuke on false prophets, Ezekiel 13:1-16, and false prophetesses, Ezekiel 13:17-23. .

Text

• The original text is written in Hebrew language.
• This chapter is divided into 23 verses.

Textual versions

Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:

• Masoretic Text
  • Codex Cairensis (895 CE)
  • Aleppo Codex (10th century)
  • Leningrad Codex (1008-1009)

Ancient translations in Koine Greek:

• Septuagint
• Theodotion version (~AD 180)

Structure

CEV groups this chapter into:

• Ezekiel 13:1-16 = Lying Prophets
• Ezekiel 13:17-23 = Women Who Wear Magic Charms

Verse 10

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 with untempered morter:^[2]

Verse 18

And say, Thus saith the Lord God;

Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes,

and make kerchiefs upon the head of every stature to hunt souls!

Will ye hunt the souls of my people,

and will ye save the souls alive that come unto you?^[3]

• "Kerchief" (Hebrew: מספחות mis-pā-khōṯ; Vulgate: cervicalia): a long veil for the head that hangs down covering the whole body (also in Ezekiel 13:21).^[4][5][6]

Verse 19

And will ye pollute me among my people for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread,

to slay the souls that should not die,

and to save the souls alive that should not live,

by your lying to my people that hear your lies?^[7]

• "For handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread": the bad actions were done "for a meager fee."^[8]

See also

• Related Bible parts: Jeremiah 28, Jeremiah 29, 1 Corinthians 6, Ephesians 5

Notes and references

Bibliography

• Bromiley, Geoffrey W. (1995). International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: vol. iv, Q-Z. Eerdmans. 
• Brown, Francis; Briggs, Charles A.; Driver, S. R. (1994). The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (reprint ed.). Hendrickson Publishers. ISBN 978-1565632066. 
• Clements, Ronald E (1996). Ezekiel. Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 9780664252724. 
• Gesenius, H. W. F. (1979). Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures: Numerically Coded to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, with an English Index. Translated by Tregelles, Samuel Prideaux (7th ed.). Baker Book House. 
• Joyce, Paul M. (2009). Ezekiel: A Commentary. Continuum. ISBN 9780567483614. 

External links

Jewish

• Ezekiel 13 Hebrew with Parallel English
• Ezekiel 13 Hebrew with Rashi's Commentary

Christian

• Ezekiel 13 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate