Eze 13:17 | JFB | STEP | 17. set thy face-- put on a bold countenance, fearlessly to denounce them ( , ; ). daughters-- the false prophetesses; alluded to only here; elsewhere the guilt specified in the women is the active share they took in maintaining idolatry ( ). It was only in extraordinary emergencies that God bestowed prophecy on women, for example on Miriam, Deborah, Huldah ( ; ; ); so in the last days to come ( ). The rareness of such instances enhanced their guilt in pretending inspiration.

‏ Ezekiel 13:17

17. set thy face--put on a bold countenance, fearlessly to denounce them (Eze 3:8, 9; Is 50:7).

daughters--the false prophetesses; alluded to only here; elsewhere the guilt specified in the women is the active share they took in maintaining idolatry (Eze 8:14). It was only in extraordinary emergencies that God bestowed prophecy on women, for example on Miriam, Deborah, Huldah (Ex 15:20; Jud 4:4; 2Ki 22:14); so in the last days to come (Joe 2:28). The rareness of such instances enhanced their guilt in pretending inspiration.