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Verse Ezekiel 13:18. _THAT SEW PILLOWS TO ALL ARM HOLES_] I believe
this refers to those _cushions_ which are so copiously provided in the
eastern countries for the apartments of women; on which they...
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A rebuke to the false prophetesses, and a declaration that God will
confound them, and deliver their victims from their snares. Women were
sometimes inspired by the true God, as were Miriam, Deborah,...
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Ezekiel 13:1. And now the Lord speaks through Ezekiel about the false
prophets in the midst of His people. They prophesied out of their own
hearts; or as it might be rendered, “Who prophesy from their...
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THE FALSE PROPHETESSES. But women, as well as men, contributed, and
just as fatally, to the popular delusion. The false prophets were
public men, who exercised an influence on politics; the false
prop...
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SEW PILLOWS TO ALL ARMHOLES. sew together coverings upon all the
joints of My hands: i.e. hide from the People the hands of Jehovah
lifted up and stretched forth in judgment (Isaiah 26:11; Isaiah 5:2;...
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Denunciation of the false prophetesses
Female prophets were not unknown in Israel whether in earlier or
later times, as Deborah (Judges 4:3) and Huldah (2 Kings 22:14). The
prophetesses referred to h...
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_pillows to all armholes_ Probably: FILLETS or bands TO ALL JOINTS OF
THE HAND. Heb. appears to read "my hands," which is no doubt an error
of transcription; none of the ancient versions reproduces th...
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TO ALL ARM-HOLES— See Jeremiah 38:12. This may be figurative
language, designed to express that men were taught to recline at ease
on their couches, and to partake of banquets. See what Harmer says
co...
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LIKEWISE, THOU SON OF MAN— The prophet is here ordered to direct his
discourse against the female pretenders to prophesy, as had been done
in the former part of the chapter against the male. There see...
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B. The Condemnation of the Prophetesses 13:17-23
TRANSLATION
(17) And as for you, son of man, set your face against the daughters
of your people who are prophesying from their heart, and prophesy
aga...
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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...
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13:18 wrists, (b-17) Or 'armholes,' as Jeremiah 38:12 . veils (a-21)
Or 'kerchiefs.'...
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EZEKIEL: ‘THEY SHALL KNOW THAT I AM GOD’
THE *SIN OF JUDAH AND THE JUDGEMENT OF GOD
EZEKIEL CHAPTER S 1 TO 24
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 13
GOD WILL PUNISH THE FALSE *PROPHETS – EZEKIEL 13:1-23...
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(17-23) LIKEWISE, THOU SON OF MAN, SET THY FACE... — This passage
deals with a class of people the false prophetesses, who are not
mentioned elsewhere in the Old Testament. True prophetesses, as in th...
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SOULS. — This word is used in the Old Testament in a variety of
significations. Here and in the following verses it is nearly
equivalent to _persons.
_...
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וְ אָמַרְתָּ֞ כֹּה ־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י
יְהוִ֗ה...
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The next movement in the prophesying was a denunciation of false
prophets and prophetesses. The prophets were not inspired by the
Spirit of God, but followed their own spirit. In so doing they had,
li...
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And say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the [women] that sew (i)
[magic] charms upon all wrists, and make kerchiefs upon the head of
every stature to hunt souls! Will ye hunt the souls of my people,...
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Cushions, by making people easy in their sins, and promising them
impunity, (Challoner) by disguising the truth, or not admonishing
people of their danger, chap. iii. 17. He alludes to the cushions us...
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There were, it should seem, in Ezekiel's days, women also that
prophesied, and those prophesied falsely. We read of one Anna, a
prophetess in the Church, just at the birth of Christ; and the promise
o...
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It is said, then, _woe to those who sew pillows _or _cushions_; it is
the same thing — _to all armholes, and to those who make covers for
the head of every stature_. There is no doubt that by these tr...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14.
Chapter 13 judges the prophets who deceived the people in Jerusalem by
their pretended visions of peace. In chapter 14 the elders of Israel
come an...
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AND SAY, THUS SAITH THE LORD GOD, WOE TO THE [WOMEN] THAT SEW PILLOWS
TO ALL ARMHOLES,.... Or, "put pillows to all elbows" l; thereby
signifying that they might be at ease, and rest secure, and look u...
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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...
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_Likewise, set thy face against the daughters of thy people_ Direct
thy discourse against the female pretenders to prophecy. God sometimes
bestowed the gift of prophecy upon women, Exodus 15:20; Jdg 9...
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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, literally, "who sew together for themselves coveri...
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AGAINST THE FALSE PROPHETESSES...
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ARMHOLES:
Or, elbows...
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17-23 It is ill with those who had rather hear pleasing lies than
unpleasing truths. The false prophetesses tried to make people secure,
signified by laying them at ease, and to make them proud, sign...
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WOE; calamities of all sorts shall fall upon them. THAT SEW PILLOWS; a
figurative speech, expressing their flatteries and security, which the
women promised to every one that came to them to know the...
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THE FALSE PROPHETESSES (EZEKIEL 13:17).
We know from Miriam (Exodus 15:20), Deborah (Judges 4:4) and Huldah (2
Kings 22:14) that there were r
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“And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your
people, who prophesy out of their own heart, and you prophesy against
them. And say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Woe to the women who...
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Ezekiel 13:17
I. The sewing of the pillows under the arms or elbows of those who
came to consult the prophetesses was a symbolical act, intended to
convey an answer by way of parable. The prophetesses...
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CONTENTS: Message against lying prophets.
CHARACTERS: God, Ezekiel.
CONCLUSION: Since the devil is the father of lies, those put the
highest affront upon God who, claiming to be his prophets, tell l...
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Ezekiel 13:3. _Woe to the foolish prophets oh Israel, thy prophets are
like the foxes in the deserts._ The vineyards in rough and rocky
places, like our bramble, produced the most delicious grapes. Th...
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Woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes.
PILLOWS FOR ALL ELBOWS
There is often something very quaint and forcible about the imagery of
the old prophets. It lays hold upon you and impresses...
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EZEKIEL—NOTE ON EZEKIEL 13:17 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 Exodus 15:20
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CONDEMNATION OF THE PROPHETESSES (Ezekiel 13:17)
EXEGETICAL NOTES.—A disposition to prophecy was in the air; so women
as well as men, in Jerusalem and among the exiles, were influenced by
it. Naturall...
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EXPOSITION
EZEKIEL 13:1
Another interval follows, and then a fresh and fuller burst of
inspiration, manifestly in close connection with Ezekiel 12:21, and to
be read in combination with Jer
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CHAPTER 13.
THE FALSE IN PROPHECY, ITS CHARACTER AND DOOM.
A VERY close connection exists between the subject of this chapter and
the one immediately preceding. The former had denounced the false
exp...
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The word of the LORD came unto me saying, Son of man, prophesy against
the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say unto them that prophesy
is out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the LORD; T...
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2 Peter 2:14; 2 Timothy 4:3; Ephesians 4:14; Ezekiel 13:10; Ezeki
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Sew pillows — A figurative speech, expressing the security, which
they promised to every one that came to them. Kerchiefs — Triumphal
caps, which were made by these prophetesses, and put upon the head...