"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 mortar:
"Say unto them which 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.
"Lo, when the wall is fallen, shall it not be said unto you, Where is the daubing wherewith ye have daubed it?
"Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.
"So will I break down the wall that ye have daubed with untempered mortar, 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.
"Thus will I accomplish my wrath upon the wall, and upon them that have daubed it with untempered mortar, and will say unto you, The wall is no more, neither they that daubed it;
"To wit, the prophets of Israel which prophesy concerning Jerusalem, and which see visions of peace for her, and there is no peace, saith the Lord GOD.
"Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them ..."
– Ezekiel 13:10-16
The wall dividing Israel from the Palestinian territories in Judea and Samaria is set for completion this year.
Intended to keep Arab terrorists out of Jewish population centers, the wall is having some unintended consequences in its final stages.
More than a few Arabs are moving to communities that will be inside the gates rather than outside – choosing to live in Jewish towns and areas rather than with their fellow Arabs.
Not surprisingly, most of those Arab families moving are Christian. They don't just fear what life will be like in a Hamas Islamic state, they know exactly what it will be like. They understand that in the Jewish state they will be safe to practice their faith unmolested. In Hamastan, they would be fortunate if permitted to live.
Some of the Arabs who have taken the plunge are encouraging others to follow suit.
"I tell them the conditions are excellent here," Salam Kusideh told the Washington Times. "Everything is orderly."
By the way, the Arabs typically pay more in rent on the Israeli side of the tracks than on the Arab side. But it's a sacrifice many are eager to make.
Ironically, the location of the wall has been chosen on the basis of population centers of Arabs and Jews. Yet, at least to a degree, those population centers are changing based on the location of the wall.
It's just one more example of one wrong decision after another by Israeli politicians. Evacuate, consolidate, retreat. It's been one disastrous decision after another – for years!
And it's all so predictable.
It has all been as predictable as the disaster of the Gaza withdrawal.
Any day now, we are expecting the Gaza to be reinvaded by Israeli soldiers. Troops will have to risk their lives for turf won before and given away for no good reason, for no concession, for no security.
"What I'm wondering, though, is how many bad decisions can we make and still survive," says Naomi Ragen, a novelist living in Jerusalem.
She's been watching this charade up close and personal – stunned by the outrageous, inexplicable, alarming decisions made by one Israeli leader after another.
Where is it all leading?
Maybe we should ask the prophets. Maybe we should seek the counsel of Ezekiel.