Ezekiel 13 · Verse 17

Ezekiel 13:17

Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
Ezekiel 13:17, King James Version

Ezekiel 13:17 in other translations

BSBNow, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
WEBYou, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them,
ASVAnd thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
YLTAnd thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who are prophesying out of their own heart, and prophesy concerning them,
DARBYAnd thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy against them,
BBEAnd you, son of man, let your face be turned against the daughters of your people, who are acting the part of prophets at their pleasure; be a prophet against them, and say,
WebsterLikewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, who prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

What does Ezekiel 13:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
17. set thy face--put on a bold countenance, fearlessly to denounce them (Eze 3:8, 9; Is 50:7). daughters--the false prophetesses; alluded to only here; elsewhere the guilt specified in the women is the active share they took in maintaining idolatry (Eze 8:14). It was only in extraordinary emergencies that God bestowed prophecy on women, for example on Miriam, Deborah, Huldah (Ex 15:20; Jud 4:4; 2Ki 22:14); so in the last days to come (Joe 2:28). The rareness of such instances enhanced their guilt in pretending inspiration.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 Set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy - From this it appears that there were prophetesses in the land of Israel, that were really inspired by the Lord: for as a false religion necessarily implies a true one, of which it is the ape; so false prophetesses necessarily imply true ones, whom they endeavored to imitate. That there were true prophetesses among the Jews is evident enough from such being mentioned in the sacred writings. Miriam, the sister of Moses Exo 15:20; Num 12:2; Deborah, Jdg 4:4; Huldah, 2Kgs 22:14; Anna, the daughter of Phanuel, Luk 2:36; the four daughters of Philip the deacon, Act 21:9. Calmet observes that there was scarcely a heresy in the primitive Church that was not supported and fomented by seducing women.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 13:17-23
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, signified by the finery laid on their heads. They shall be confounded in their attempts, and God's people shall be delivered out of their hands. It behoves Christians to keep close to the word of God, and in every thing to seek the teaching of the Holy Spirit. Let us so trust the promises of God as to keep his commandments.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Ezekiel 13:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tahand youH859
בֶן\־ven-O son ofH1121
אָדָ֗ם'a.DamhumankindH120
שִׂ֤יםsimsetH7760
פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙pa.Nei.khaface yourH6440
אֶל\־'el-againstH413
בְּנ֣וֹתbe.Not[the] daughters ofH1323
עַמְּךָ֔'a.me.Khapeople yourH5971
הַמִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וֹתha.mit.na.be.'otwho prophesyH5012
מִֽלִּבְּהֶ֑ןmi.li.be.Henfrom own heart theirH3820
וְהִנָּבֵ֖אve.hi.na.Ve'and prophesyH5012
עֲלֵיהֶֽן\׃'a.lei.Henon themH5921

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 13:17

  • Ezekiel 13:2

    Son of man, prophesy against the prophets of Israel that prophesy, and say thou unto them that prophesy out of their own hearts, Hear ye the word of the Lord;

  • 2 Kings 22:14

    So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

  • Revelation 2:20

    Notwithstanding I have a few things against thee, because thou sufferest that woman Jezebel, which calleth herself a prophetess, to teach and to seduce my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.

  • Judges 4:4

    And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

  • Luke 2:36

    And there was one Anna, a prophetess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser: she was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven years from her virginity;

  • Isaiah 4:4

    When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning.

  • Isaiah 3:16-26

    Moreover the Lord saith, Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts. In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, and their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, …

  • Ezekiel 4:3

    Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.

  • 2 Peter 2:1

    But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

  • Ezekiel 20:46

    Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

  • Ezekiel 21:2

    Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
set thy.
4:3; 20:46; 21:2
the daughters.
Isa 3:16-26; 4:4
prophesy.
Jud 4:4; 2Ki 22:14; Lu 2:36; 2Pe 2:1
out of.
2; Re 2:20

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Context

  • Ezekiel 13:16

    To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord God.

  • Ezekiel 13:17

    Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,

  • Ezekiel 13:18

    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?

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Ezekiel 13:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y tú, hijo del hombre, pon tu rostro á las hijas de tu pueblo que profetizan de su corazón, y profetiza contra ellas,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et toi, fils d’homme, tourne ta face contre les filles de ton peuple qui prophétisent d’après leur propre cœur, et prophétise contre elles,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und du, Menschensohn, richte dein Angesicht wider die Töchter deines Volkes, welche aus ihrem Herzen weissagen; und weissage wider sie
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et tu, fili hominis, pone faciem tuam contra filias populi tui quæ prophetant de corde suo: et vaticinare super eas,