Ezekiel 13:12

12 When the wall has fallen, people will ask you, "Where is the whitewash you used on the wall?"

Ezekiel 13:12 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 13:12

Lo, when the wall is fallen
Jerusalem is taken: shall it not be said unto you;
the false prophets, by the people who had been deceived by them: where [is] the daubing wherewith ye have daubed [it]?
what is become of all your promises of peace, and assurance of safety and prosperity; your smooth words and plausible arguments; your specious pretences, and flattering prophecies? thus would they be insulted by those they had deceived, as well as laughed at by such who disregarded their predictions, and believed the prophets of the Lord.

Ezekiel 13:12 In-Context

10 "'It is because they lead my people the wrong way by saying, "Peace!" when there is no peace. When the people build a weak wall, the prophets cover it with whitewash to make it look strong.

11 So tell those who cover a weak wall with whitewash that it will fall down. Rain will pour down, hailstones will fall, and a stormy wind will break the wall down.

12 When the wall has fallen, people will ask you, "Where is the whitewash you used on the wall?"

13 "'So this is what the Lord God says: I will break the wall with a stormy wind. In my anger rain will pour down, and hailstones will destroy the wall.

14 I will tear down the wall on which you put whitewash. I will level it to the ground so that people will see the wall's foundation. And when the wall falls, you will be destroyed under it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.