Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
This is how I'm going to finish dealing with that wall and the people who slapped cheap plaster all over it, trying to make it look solid. I'm telling you straight up, the wall is gone, and so are the people who covered up how weak it really was.
God's calling out everyone who puts a pretty face on something that's actually falling apart.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Ezekiel, the prophet was speaking to the exiled people of Israel in Babylon around the 6th century BC, warning them about false prophets who were giving deceptive messages of peace and security. These prophets were likened to builders using untempered mortar on a wall, symbolizing their weak and unreliable promises that would not withstand God's judgment. This verse emphasizes God's declaration that He would destroy both the false structure and those responsible for it, as a fulfillment of His righteous wrath against idolatry and deception.
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