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 · 2000

O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in the waste places.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

O Israel, your prophets have been like jackals in the waste places.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

As foxes in the wastes, Thy prophets, O Israel, have been.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thy prophets, O Israel, were like foxes in the deserts.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in desert places.

Context

v.3Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

v.4This passage

v.5Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither built up the wall for the house of Israel, to stand in the battle in the day of Jehovah.

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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