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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)