Eze 13:10 | NET2full | STEP | “‘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 .

‏ Ezekiel 13:10

10 “‘This is because they have led my people astray saying, “All is well,” ^{▼▼tn Or “peace.”} when things are not well. When anyone builds a wall without mortar, ^{▼▼tn The Hebrew word only occurs here in the Bible. According to L. C. Allen (Ezekiel [WBC], 1:202-3), it is also used in the Mishnah of a wall of rough stones without mortar. This fits the context here, which compares the false prophetic messages to a nice coat of whitewash on a structurally unstable wall.} they coat it with whitewash.