the prophets of Israel who prophesied concerning Jerusalem and saw visions of peace for her, when there was no peace, declares the Lord GOD.
These prophets claimed to see visions of peace, yet they saw nothing, the Spirit of God was not with them. They boasted of spiritual gifts they did not possess, and the people believed their lies. The Prophet allows them the name "vision" only by accommodation to their false pretense, much as the Papists today deny speaking from their own minds while peddling their fabricated doctrines.
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The false prophets seduce God's people by crying peace when there is no peace, comparing themselves to those who build a flimsy wall on sand. They cheat sinners by lessening their dread of sin and fear of God, telling idolaters there is neither harm nor danger in their way. This lends them a false authority until the storm comes and exposes the rottenness beneath.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 13:10-16
And say, thus saith the Lord God, woe to the women that sew pillows to all armholes,.... Or, "put pillows to all elbows" (l); thereby signifying that they might be at ease, and rest secure, and look upon themselves as in the utmost safety, and not fear any enemy, the invasion of the Chaldeans; or that their city would be destroyed, and they carried captive...