King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
Complete Jewish Bible:
"'Thus I will put an end to lewdness in the land, so that all women may be taught not to imitate your lewdness.
Berean Standard Bible:
So I will put an end to indecency in the land, and all the women will be admonished not to imitate your behavior.
American Standard Version:
Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Thus will I cause lewdness{H2154} to cease{H7673} out of the land{H776}, that all women{H802} may be taught{H3256} not to do{H6213} after your lewdness{H2154}.
Cross-References (KJV):
2 Peter 2:6
- And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned [them] with an overthrow, making [them] an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;
Ezekiel 23:27
- Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom [brought] from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.
Ezekiel 16:41
- And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.
Ezekiel 6:6
- In all your dwellingplaces the cities shall be laid waste, and the high places shall be desolate; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may be broken and cease, and your images may be cut down, and your works may be abolished.
Ezekiel 5:15
- So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that [are] round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken [it].
Ezekiel 22:15
- And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
Zephaniah 1:3
- I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
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Commentary for Ezekiel 23:48
Ezekiel 23:48 is a verse from the Old Testament book of Ezekiel, which is a prophetic book attributed to the prophet Ezekiel. The book is set during the Babylonian exile, a period when many Jews were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. Ezekiel's prophetic ministry began around 593 BCE, and his messages were largely directed towards the exiled Jews, offering both warnings and hope.
In the broader context of Ezekiel 23, the chapter uses a parable to compare the kingdoms of Israel and Judah to two promiscuous sisters, Oholah and Oholibah, symbolizing Samaria and Jerusalem, respectively. The sisters are depicted as engaging in sexual immorality with various nations, which represents their idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. This metaphor is used to illustrate the grave consequences of spiritual adultery—turning away from God to worship other gods.
The specific verse, Ezekiel 23:48, is part of the judgment that God declares through the prophet. It reflects the theme of divine judgment against immorality and unfaithfulness. The phrase "Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land" indicates God's intention to purge the land of Israel from the moral corruption that has taken root, particularly among the women of the land, as referenced by the sisters in the parable. The latter part of the verse, "that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness," suggests a didactic purpose behind the judgment: to serve as a lesson to others, ensuring that such behavior is not repeated or emulated.
This verse, while stark in its language and imagery, conveys the idea that God's judgment serves not only as a punishment for sin but also as a means of educating and redirecting the people towards righteous living. It underscores the importance of moral purity and fidelity to God, themes that are central to the message of Ezekiel and the broader prophetic tradition in the Bible. Historically, this verse reflects the concerns of the exilic community, grappling with the reasons for their downfall and seeking to reestablish their covenant relationship with God.
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H2154
There are 27 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: זִמָּה
Transliteration: zimmâh
Pronunciation: zim-maw'
Description: or זַמָּה; from זָמַם; a plan, especially a bad one; heinous crime, lewd(-ly, -ness), mischief, purpose, thought, wicked (device, mind, -ness). - Strong's Number: H7673
There are 67 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁבַת
Transliteration: shâbath
Pronunciation: shaw-bath'
Description: a primitive root; to repose, i.e. desist from exertion; used in many implied relations (causative, figurative or specific); (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. - Strong's Number: H776
There are 2739 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֶרֶץ
Transliteration: ʼerets
Pronunciation: eh'-rets
Description: from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land); [idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world. - Strong's Number: H802
There are 729 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִשָּׁה
Transliteration: ʼishshâh
Pronunciation: ish-shaw'
Description: feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English. - Strong's Number: H3256
There are 38 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָסַר
Transliteration: yâçar
Pronunciation: yaw-sar'
Description: a primitive root; to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively (with words); hence, to instruct; bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove, sore, teach. - Strong's Number: H6213
There are 2286 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָשָׂה
Transliteration: ʻâsâh
Pronunciation: aw-saw'
Description: a primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application; 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.