Ezekiel 13:4
What does Ezekiel 13:4 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 13:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.
KJV
King James Version · 1611O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949O Israel, your prophets have been like jackals in the waste places.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862As foxes in the wastes, Thy prophets, O Israel, have been.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thy prophets, O Israel, were like foxes in the deserts.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in desert places.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Timothy 4:1
But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,
- Romans 16:18
For they that are such serve not our Lord Christ, but their own belly; and by their smooth and fair speech they beguile the hearts of the innocent.
- Ephesians 4:14
that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;
- Galatians 2:4
and that because of the false brethren privily brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:
- Revelation 19:20
And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:
- Titus 1:10
For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
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