Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered morter, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;

EZEKIEL 13:15KJV
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Ezekiel 13:15 (KJV)

What does Ezekiel 13:15 mean?

Ezekiel 13:15 describes God declaring that His anger will be fully spent on both the symbolic wall and those who covered it with weak, unreliable material, leaving nothing of either. The verse is a warning that false assurances and those who promote them will be completely exposed and destroyed.

In this verse, God is speaking through the prophet Ezekiel to the people of Israel, especially targeting false prophets who gave the people a false sense of security. The "wall" represents a false protection, and the ones who "daubed it with untempered morter" are those who tried to make lies look solid and trustworthy. God announces that both the illusion of safety and its creators will be wiped away, showing the seriousness of misleading others.

The Hebrew behind Ezekiel 13:15

  • "accomplish" (כָּלָה, kalah): This word often means to bring to an end or to finish completely. Here, it emphasizes that God's wrath will not be partial but will reach its full conclusion.
  • "wrath" (קֶצֶף, qetsef): This word refers to intense anger or fury. Its use highlights the seriousness of God's response to the deception.
  • "wall" (קִיר, qir): The wall is a metaphor for false security. The repeated mention underlines how central this image is to the warning.
  • "daubed" (טָפַל, tapal): This word means to smear or plaster, often with the sense of covering up flaws. It points to the act of making something look stronger or better than it really is.
  • "untempered" (תָּפֵל, taphel): This word means something that is unfit, weak, or not properly prepared. It shows that the protection offered was never genuine or reliable.

Why Ezekiel 13:15 matters

  • Ezekiel 13:15 clears up the idea that God is only angry at the false prophets; the verse shows that both the false assurances and those who create them are judged together.
  • The verse emphasizes that God sees through appearances and will not let lies stand, even if they seem convincing for a time.
  • This verse connects to the wider passage by making clear that false messages of peace and safety, which ignore God's truth, will ultimately collapse and be exposed.

Where else these words appear

“untempered” Hebrew H8602 · used in 7 verses

  • Job 6:6 Can that which is unsavoury be eaten without salt? or is there any taste in the white of an egg?
  • Ezekiel 13:10 Because, even because they have seduced my people, saying, Peace; and there was no peace; and one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered morter:
  • Ezekiel 13:14 So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered morter, and bring it down to the ground, so that the foundation thereof shall be discovered, and it shall fall, and ye shall be consumed in the midst thereof: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

“daubed” Hebrew H2902 · used in 11 verses

  • Leviticus 14:42 And they shall take other stones, and put them in the place of those stones; and he shall take other morter, and shall plaister the house.
  • 1 Chronicles 29:4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the houses withal:
  • Ezekiel 13:11 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.

“wall” Hebrew H7023 · used in 64 verses

  • Exodus 30:3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
  • 1 Kings 6:29 And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without.
  • Ezekiel 8:8 Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.

“wrath” Hebrew H2534 · used in 117 verses

  • Genesis 27:44 And tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away;
  • Psalms 106:23 Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.
  • Lamentations 2:4 He hath bent his bow like an enemy: he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all that were pleasant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion: he poured out his fury like fire.