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BrLXX Ἀνθʼ ὧν ἐπλάνησαν τὸν λαόν μου, λέγοντες, εἰρήνη, καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν εἰρήνη· καὶ οὗτος οἰκοδομεῖ τοῖχον, καὶ αὐτοὶ ἀλείφουσιν αὐτὸν, πεσεῖται.
(Anthʼ hōn eplanaʸsan ton laon mou, legontes, eiraʸnaʸ, kai ouk estin eiraʸnaʸ; kai houtos oikodomei toiⱪon, kai autoi aleifousin auton, peseitai. )

BrTr Because they have caused my people to err, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and one builds a wall, and they plaster it,—it shall fall.

ULT Because of this, and because they led my people astray and said, “Peace!” when there is no peace, they are building a wall that they will paint with whitewash.’

UST They deceive my people, saying “Things will go well for us” when things will not go well. It is like they want to make people think that there is a very strong wall when it is not strong.

BSB § Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,

OEB Inasmuch as they haxe led my people astray by saying, Peace, when there was no peace; and if some one build a wall, they daub it over with whitewash: say to those who daub with whitewash, There shall be an overwhelming rain: and hailstones shall falls and a tempestuous wind shall rend it.

WEBBE “‘Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, “Peace;” and there is no peace. When one builds up a wall, behold, they plaster it with whitewash.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “‘This is because they have led my people astray saying, “All is well,” when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, they coat it with whitewash.

LSV Because, even because, they caused My people to err,
Saying, Peace! And there is no peace,
And that one is building a wall,
And behold, they are coating it with chalk.

FBV They have deceived my people by saying, ‘We shall have peace,’ when there won't be any peace. It's like they're putting a coat of whitewash on an unstable wall of loose stones that the people have built.

T4T They deceive my people, saying “Things will go well for us,” when things will not go well. It as though [MET] the people have built a shaky/weak wall, and the prophets cover it with ◄whitewash/white paint► to make people think that it is a very strong wall.

LEB Because, yes, because they led my people astray, saying[fn] ‘Peace!’ And there is not peace. And when anyone[fn] builds a flimsy wall, look, they coat it with whitewash.

13:10 Literally “to say”

13:10 Hebrew “he”

BBE Because, even because they have been guiding my people into error, saying, Peace; when there is no peace; and in the building of a division wall they put whitewash on it:

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JPS Because, even because they have led My people astray, saying: Peace, and there is no peace; and when it buildeth up a slight wall, behold, they daub it with whited plaster;

ASV Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one buildeth up a wall, behold, they daub it with untempered mortar:

DRA Because they have deceived my people, saying: Peace, and there is no peace: and the people built up a wall, and they daubed it with dirt without straw.

YLT Because, even because, they did cause My people to err, Saying, Peace! and there is no peace, And that one is building a wall, And lo, they are daubing it with chalk.

Drby Because, yea because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace! and there is no peace; and one buildeth up a wall, and lo, they daub it with untempered [mortar] —

RV Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there is no peace; and when one buildeth up a wall, behold, they daub it with untempered mortar:

Wbstr 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 mortar :

KJB-1769 ¶ 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:[fn]

13.10 a wall: or, a slight wall

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]Because, euen because they haue seduced my people, saying; Peace, and there was no peace: and one built vp a wall, and loe, others dawbed it with vntempered morter,
(¶ Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying; Peace, and there was no peace: and one built up a wall, and lo, others dawbed it with untempered morter,)

13:10 Ier.6.14.

13:10 Or, a sleight wall.

Bshps And that for because they haue deceaued my people, and told them of peace where no peace was: one setteth vp a wall, and they daube it with vntempered clay.
(And that for because they have deceaued my people, and told them of peace where no peace was: one setteth up a wall, and they daube it with untempered clay.)

Gnva And therefore, because they haue deceiued my people, saying, Peace, and there was no peace: and one buylt vp a wall, and behold, the others daubed it with vntempered morter,
(And therefore, because they have deceived my people, saying, Peace, and there was no peace: and one built up a wall, and behold, the others daubed it with untempered morter, )

Cvdl And that for this cause: they haue disceaued my people, & tolde them of peace, where no peace was. One setteth vp a wall, & they dawbe it with lowse claye.
(And that for this cause: they have deceived my people, and told them of peace, where no peace was. One setteth up a wall, and they dawbe it with lowse claye.)

Wycl For thei disseyueden my puple, and seiden, Pees, pees, and no pees is; and it bildide a wal, but thei pargitiden it with fen with out chaffis.
(For they disseyueden my people, and said, Peace, peace, and no peace is; and it builded/builte a wal, but they pargitiden it with fen with out chaffis.)

Luth darum daß sie mein Volk verführen und sagen: Friede! so doch kein Friede ist. Das Volk bauet die Wand, so tünchen sie dieselbe mit losem Kalk.
(darum that they/she/them my people verführen and say: Friede! so though/but kein Friede is. The people bauet the Wand, so tünchen they/she/them dieselbe with losem Kalk.)

ClVg eo quod deceperint populum meum, dicentes: Pax, et non est pax: et ipse ædificabat parietem, illi autem liniebant eum luto absque paleis.
(eo that deceperint the_people mine, saying: Pax, and not/no it_is pax: and exactly_that/himself ædificabat parietem, illi however liniebant him luto without paleis. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

False Prophets

The Bible tells of many individuals who set themselves up as prophets on their own authority. They had no true calling from God but nonetheless claimed to speak for him. Often it was hard for people to discern the difference between true and false prophets, especially since false prophets usually told them what they wanted to hear (see, e.g., 1 Kgs 22:10-14; Jer 28:1-4).

Because of this difficulty, and the Lord’s merciful delay in bringing judgment upon his rebellious people, many people doubted that God’s word through his true prophets would ever be fulfilled (see Isa 5:19). Others denied that anything would happen within their lifetimes. Might not the punishment that had so often been delayed be delayed a little longer?

Ezekiel prophesied that in the coming judgment upon Jerusalem, false prophets would be cut off so that people would no longer be confused about who the true prophets were (Ezek 13:8-9). There would also be no more delay to God’s judgment—the Lord was coming very soon to fulfill the words he had spoken (13:11). Everyone would see which words God had really spoken and which words the false prophets had conjured out of their own imaginations.

Jesus warned of the presence of false prophets in the future (Matt 24:11-28), and his early followers encountered numerous false prophets (see, e.g., Acts 13:6-12; 2 Pet 2:1-3). Believers can often recognize false prophets by their incorrect teaching about Christ, which demonstrates that they are not operating under the Spirit of God (1 Jn 4:1-3).

Passages for Further Study

Deut 13:1-5; 18:22; 1 Kgs 22:8-28; Jer 6:13-15; 14:13-16; 20:1-6; 28:1-17; 29:21-32; 50:6; Ezek 13:1-23; 22:28; Mic 3:5; 2 Cor 11:13-15; 2 Tim 4:3-4; 2 Pet 2:1-3

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

General Information:

In these verses, Yahweh speaks of the false security that the prophets have given to the people by speaking of peace as if the prophets had built a poorly-constructed wall and covered it over with white paint in order to make it look good.

(Occurrence 0) Because of this

(Some words not found in UHB: because and,in/on/at/with,because misled DOM people,my to=say peace and,there_is_no peace and=he building flimsy_wall and,look,they plaster DOM=him/it whitewash )

The word “this” refers to the prophets reporting false visions to the people and telling them lies.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) they led my people astray

(Some words not found in UHB: because and,in/on/at/with,because misled DOM people,my to=say peace and,there_is_no peace and=he building flimsy_wall and,look,they plaster DOM=him/it whitewash )

Yahweh speaks of the prophets deceiving the people and getting them to believe lies as if the prophets had led the people away from the path upon which they should have been walking.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) they are building a wall that they will paint with whitewash

(Some words not found in UHB: because and,in/on/at/with,because misled DOM people,my to=say peace and,there_is_no peace and=he building flimsy_wall and,look,they plaster DOM=him/it whitewash )

Here “a wall” stands for peace and security that the false prophets told the people that Yahweh was promising to give them.

(Occurrence 0) whitewash

(Some words not found in UHB: because and,in/on/at/with,because misled DOM people,my to=say peace and,there_is_no peace and=he building flimsy_wall and,look,they plaster DOM=him/it whitewash )

The word “whitewash” refers to a white liquid mixture or paint used to cover up impurities and make surfaces white.

Parallel EZE 13:10

General Information: