Ezekiel 13:10–16

¹⁰“ ‘Because they lead my people astray,^w saying, “Peace,”^x when there is no peace, and because, when a flimsy wall is built, they cover it with whitewash,^{y 11}therefore tell those who cover it with whitewash that it is going to fall. Rain will come in torrents, and I will send hailstones^z hurtling down,^a and violent winds will burst forth.^{b 12}When the wall collapses, will people not ask you, “Where is the whitewash you covered it with?”

¹³“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: In my wrath I will unleash a violent wind, and in my anger hailstones^c and torrents of rain^d will fall with destructive fury.^{e 14}I will tear down the wall^f you have covered with whitewash and will level it to the ground so that its foundation^g will be laid bare. When it^b falls,^h you will be destroyed in it; and you will know that I am the Lord. ¹⁵So I will pour out my wrath against the wall and against those who covered it with whitewash. I will say to you, “The wall is gone and so are those who whitewashed it, ¹⁶those prophets of Israel who prophesied to Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her when there was no peace, declares the Sovereign Lord.ⁱ” ’