Ezekiel 23:48
Ezekiel 23:48 in Multiple Translations
So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
And I will put an end to evil in all the land, teaching all women not to do as you have done.
This is how I will put an end to immorality in the country, and all the women will be warned not to do what you have done.
Thus will I cause wickednesse to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to doe after your wickednesse.
And I have caused wickedness to cease from the land, And instructed have been all the women, And they do not according to your wickedness.
“‘Thus I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to be lewd like you.
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
And I will take away wickedness out of the land: and all women shall learn, not to do according to the wickedness of them.
In that way I will cause them to stop their immoral behavior. It will warn other women to not imitate/do what you people of Jerusalem are doing.
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Ezekiel 23:48 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וְ/הִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י
זִמָּ֖ה
מִן
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ
וְ/נִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙
כָּל
הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים
וְ/לֹ֥א
תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה
כְּ/זִמַּתְ/כֶֽנָה
וְ/הִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י
shâbath
H7673
to cease
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs
זִמָּ֖ה
zimmâh
H2154
wickedness
N-fs
מִן
min
H4480
from
Prep
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
Art | N-cs
וְ/נִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙
yâçar
H3256
to discipline
Conj | V-D-3cp
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
N-ms
הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
Art | N-fp
וְ/לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
Conj | Part
תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
V-Qal-Imperf-3fp
כְּ/זִמַּתְ/כֶֽנָה
zimmâh
H2154
wickedness
Prep | N-fs | Suff
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Hebrew Word Reference — Ezekiel 23:48
וְ/הִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י
shâbath
H7673
"to cease"
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs
To keep the Sabbath means to rest and stop working, as commanded by God in the book of Exodus. This Hebrew word is used to describe the act of observing the Sabbath day, and is an important part of Jewish tradition and worship.
Definition: 1) to cease, desist, rest 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cease 1a2) to rest, desist (from labour) 1b) (Niphal) to cease 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to cease, put an end to 1c2) to exterminate, destroy 1c3) to cause to desist from 1c4) to remove 1c5) to cause to fail
Usage: Occurs in 67 OT verses. KJV: (cause to, let, make to) cease, celebrate, cause (make) to fail, keep (sabbath), suffer to be lacking, leave, put away (down), (make to) rest, rid, still, take away. See also: Genesis 2:2; Isaiah 14:4; Psalms 8:3.
זִמָּ֖ה
zimmâh
H2154
"wickedness"
N-fs
This Hebrew word refers to a wicked or evil plan, and can include things like adultery, incest, and idolatry. It is used to describe the bad intentions or schemes of people in the Bible.
Definition: 1) plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose 1a) plan, purpose 1b) evil device, wickedness 1c) not chaste, incest, licentiousness, adultery, idolatry, harlotry
Usage: Occurs in 27 OT verses. KJV: heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness). See also: Leviticus 18:17; Ezekiel 16:27; Psalms 26:10.
מִן
min
H4480
"from"
Prep
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Definition: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)
Usage: Occurs in 1094 OT verses. KJV: above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with. See also: Genesis 2:6; Exodus 16:32; Leviticus 14:26.
הָ/אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
"land"
Art | N-cs
The land or earth refers to the soil or ground, and can also mean a country, territory, or region. In the Bible, it is used to describe the earth and its inhabitants, and is often translated as 'land' or 'country'.
Definition: : soil 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan
Usage: Occurs in 2190 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. See also: Genesis 1:1; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 42:13.
וְ/נִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙
yâçar
H3256
"to discipline"
Conj | V-D-3cp
To discipline or correct someone, often by teaching or punishing them, as seen in Proverbs where parents are told to instruct their children. This word is used to describe God's correction of his people.
Definition: 1) to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to chasten, admonish 1a2) to instruct 1a3) to discipline 1b) (Niphal) to let oneself be chastened or corrected or admonished 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to discipline, correct 1c2) to chasten, chastise 1d) (Hiphil) to chasten 1e) (Nithpael) to teach
Usage: Occurs in 38 OT verses. KJV: bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach. See also: Leviticus 26:18; Psalms 94:12; Psalms 2:10.
כָּל
kôl
H3605
"all"
N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים
ʼishshâh
H802
"woman"
Art | N-fp
The Hebrew word for woman, used to describe a female person, wife, or animal, appears in many biblical passages, including Genesis and Exodus, and is often translated as woman, wife, or female.
Definition: : woman 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)
Usage: Occurs in 686 OT verses. KJV: (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. See also: Genesis 2:22; Genesis 34:4; Numbers 5:12.
וְ/לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
"not"
Conj | Part
The Hebrew word for not or no is used to indicate absence or negation, as when God says no to the Israelites' requests, or when they disobey His commands.
Definition: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809)
Usage: Occurs in 3967 OT verses. KJV: [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without. See also: Genesis 2:5; Genesis 31:15; Exodus 4:9.
תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
V-Qal-Imperf-3fp
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
כְּ/זִמַּתְ/כֶֽנָה
zimmâh
H2154
"wickedness"
Prep | N-fs | Suff
This Hebrew word refers to a wicked or evil plan, and can include things like adultery, incest, and idolatry. It is used to describe the bad intentions or schemes of people in the Bible.
Definition: 1) plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose 1a) plan, purpose 1b) evil device, wickedness 1c) not chaste, incest, licentiousness, adultery, idolatry, harlotry
Usage: Occurs in 27 OT verses. KJV: heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness). See also: Leviticus 18:17; Ezekiel 16:27; Psalms 26:10.
Study Notes — Ezekiel 23:48
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- Ezekiel 23:48 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 23:48
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 23:48
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
- Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
- Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
- Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 23:48
- Sermons on Ezekiel 23:48
Context — Judgment on Both Sisters
46This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Bring a mob against them and consign them to terror and plunder.
47The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
48So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
49They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”Cross References
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| 1 | Ezekiel 6:6 | Wherever you live, the cities will be laid waste and the high places will be demolished, so that your altars will be laid waste and desecrated, your idols smashed and obliterated, your incense altars cut down, and your works blotted out. |
| 2 | Ezekiel 23:27 | So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’ |
| 3 | Ezekiel 16:41 | Then they will burn down your houses and execute judgment against you in the sight of many women. I will put an end to your prostitution, and you will never again pay your lovers. |
| 4 | 2 Peter 2:6 | if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; |
| 5 | Deuteronomy 13:11 | Then all Israel will hear and be afraid, and will never again do such a wicked thing among you. |
| 6 | Isaiah 26:9 | My soul longs for You in the night; indeed, my spirit seeks You at dawn. For when Your judgments come upon the earth, the people of the world learn righteousness. |
| 7 | 1 Corinthians 10:6–11 | These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and to drink, and got up to indulge in revelry.” We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes. And do not complain, as some of them did, and were killed by the destroying angel. Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come. |
| 8 | Ezekiel 5:15 | So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken. |
| 9 | Ezekiel 22:15 | I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness. |
| 10 | Ezekiel 36:25 | I will also sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your idols. |
Ezekiel 23:48 Summary
[Ezekiel 23:48 is a verse about God's judgment on the people of Israel for their sinful behavior. God wants to put an end to indecency in the land, and He wants all the women to learn from the consequences of the people's actions, as also seen in Deuteronomy 23:17-18. This is a reminder that God is holy and just, and He will not tolerate sin, as expressed in Habakkuk 1:13. We can apply this to our own lives by examining our own behavior and making sure we are living in a way that is pleasing to God, and being mindful of the example we set for others, as encouraged in 1 Corinthians 10:31-33 and 1 Thessalonians 5:22-23.]
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the main goal of God's judgment in Ezekiel 23:48?
The main goal of God's judgment is to put an end to indecency in the land, as stated in Ezekiel 23:48, and to teach all the women not to imitate the sinful behavior of the people of Israel, much like God's desire for holiness is expressed in Leviticus 20:7-8.
How does God plan to accomplish this goal?
According to Ezekiel 23:48, God will accomplish this goal by putting an end to the sinful behavior of the people, and as a result, all the women will be admonished not to imitate their behavior, which is also warned against in Ephesians 5:3-4.
What is the significance of the women being admonished in Ezekiel 23:48?
The significance of the women being admonished is that they will learn from the consequences of the people's sinful behavior and will be warned not to follow in their footsteps, much like the warnings given in Proverbs 5:1-14 and 1 Timothy 2:9-10.
How does this verse relate to the broader context of Ezekiel 23?
This verse is a conclusion to the judgment pronounced on the people of Israel in Ezekiel 23:46-47, and it serves as a warning to others not to follow in their sinful ways, as also seen in Romans 6:1-2 and 2 Peter 2:20-21.
Reflection Questions
- What are some ways in which I can examine my own life to ensure I am not contributing to indecency in my community?
- How can I use my influence to admonish others against sinful behavior, as mentioned in Ezekiel 23:48?
- What are some ways in which God's judgment can be a deterrent to sin, and how can I apply this to my own life?
- How can I balance the need to admonish others with the need to show them love and compassion, as seen in Matthew 22:37-40 and Galatians 6:1-2?
Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 23:48
Thus will I cause to cease lewdness out of the land,.... There being no opportunity for it, nor any to commit it; what were not destroyed by famine, sword, and pestilence, during the siege, were
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 23:48
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness. Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land - (Ezekiel 23:27).
Matthew Poole's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
Cause lewdness to cease: see . Hereafter in this land such-like abominations shall never be committed more, as indeed we do not read of any such after their return out of this captivity. That all women, countries, kingdoms, and cities, may be warned by your examples of sorrows and destruction, to fear God, do justly, love mercy, and hate violence.
Trapp's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
Ezekiel 23:48 Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.Ver. 48. Thus will I cause lewdness to cease.] Thus, if it may be done no otherwise. Thus still, if men will not mend by fair means, they are taken away by death, that they may sin no more. That all women may be taught.] That all cities and states may hear, and fear, and do no more so. “ Exemplo alterius qui sapit, ille sapit. ”
Ellicott's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
(48) To cease.—By the removal of the sinners. “All women,” in accordance with the allegory, means all nations. The judgments upon Israel should be then, and for all time, a conspicuous monument of God’s righteous severity.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Ezekiel 23:48
Verse 48. Thus will I cause lewdness to cease] Idolatry; and from that time to the present day the Jews never relapsed into idolatry.
Cambridge Bible on Ezekiel 23:48
48. be taught] take warning (the form nithpa., cf. Deuteronomy 21:8).
Sermons on Ezekiel 23:48
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The Damnation of Hell - Part 1 (Compilation) by Compilations | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the consequences of rejecting God and living a life of sin. He vividly describes the torment and despair that awaits those who die without r |
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Marks of a False Prophet by L.R. Shelton Jr | In this sermon, the preacher, an old man, addresses his flock with a sense of urgency as he is about to leave this world. He emphasizes the need to prepare for the perilous times t |
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Escape for Thy Life by Roy Hession | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes that the Gospel is both bad news and good news. He explains that the world we live in is under the judgment of God because it opposes His wi |
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Genesis 13 by Robert F. Adcock | In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the rebellious spirit of the world against God and the need for humility and submission to His will. He contrasts this with the story of Jos |
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Cross: Pardon by the Cross by G. Campbell Morgan | Greek Word Studies preaches on the concept of 'ruin' (katastrophe), which signifies total destruction and turning things upside down. This state of ruin can be seen in the downfall |
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Get Out of Sodom! by Allan Halton | Allan Halton delivers a powerful sermon warning about the moral decay and blasphemy in society, drawing parallels between the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the current st |
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Part 23: Premillennialism and the Tribulation by John F. Walvoord | John F. Walvoord preaches on the nature of the tribulation, emphasizing the importance of a literal interpretation of Scripture to understand that the church of the present age wil |