ESV Reformation Study Bible – Ezek 13:4
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Ezek 13:4

13:4 jackals. The prophet uses two images to describe the false prophets. They are like jackals among ruins (v. 4), separate from society and useless to it. In vv. 10, 11, they are compared to flimsy walls covered with whitewash (see v. 10 text note), untrustworthy and impermanent.