Ezekiel 13:11

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.”

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BSBPD

“tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Say unto them which daub it with untempered morter, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“say unto them that daub it with untempered mortar, that it shall fall: there shall be an overflowing shower; and ye, O great hailstones, shall fall; and a stormy wind shall rend it.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Say to those daubing with chalk--It falleth, There hath been an overflowing shower, And ye, O hailstones, do fall, And a tempestuous wind doth rend,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 13:11 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Job 27:21The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.
  2. Job 38:23which I hold in reserve for times of trouble, for the day of war and battle?
  3. Psalms 11:6On the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
  4. Psalms 18:13The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded— hailstones and coals of fire.
  5. Psalms 32:6Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.
  6. Isaiah 25:4For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
  7. Isaiah 28:2Behold, the Lord has one who is strong and mighty. Like a hailstorm or destructive tempest, like a driving rain or flooding downpour, he will smash that crown to the ground.
  8. Isaiah 28:15For you said, “We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place.”
  9. Isaiah 28:18Your covenant with death will be dissolved, and your agreement with Sheol will not stand. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, you will be trampled by it.
  10. Isaiah 29:6you will be visited by the LORD of Hosts with thunder and earthquake and loud noise, with windstorm and tempest and consuming flame of fire.
  11. Isaiah 32:19But hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.
  12. Ezekiel 38:22I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
  13. Nahum 1:3The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
  14. Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
  15. Matthew 7:25The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because its foundation was on the rock.
  16. Matthew 7:27The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”
  17. Luke 6:48He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built.

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