Ezekiel 13:18

Overview - Ezekiel 13
The reproof of lying prophets,
10 and their untempered morter.
17 Of prophetesses and their pillows.
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Ezekiel 13:18  (King James Version)
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?
 


Woe
13:3

that sew
Rather,"that fasten cushions;" by which they intimated that they might indulge and repose themselves in security, for no enemy would disturb them. The apartments of the easterns are well supplied with cushions, on which they sit, lean, rest their heads, and prop up their arms.
Ezekiel 13:10 Ezekiel 13:16 ; Jeremiah 4:10 ; 6:14 2 Timothy 4:3

armholes
or, elbows. hunt souls.
22:25 Ephesians 4:14 ; 2 Peter 2:14

will ye save
13:22