## Because of this ##

The word "this" refers to the Lord's promise to force the false prophets out of Israel.

## they led my people ##

The word "they" refers to the false prophets in the land of Israel.

## whitewash / whitewashing ##

a white liquid mixture used for making surfaces (such as walls or fences) whiter.

## downpour of rain...hailstones...windstorm ##

These are all part of a very bad storm.  God uses a storm to refer to the armies that will attack Jerusalem. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## hailstones ##

balls of ice that sometimes falls from the sky during a rainstorm.

## Have others not said to you ##

Ezekiel asks this as a question to press for an answer. AT: "others have said to you" (See" [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes]])