Ezekiel 23:48
What does Ezekiel 23:48 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 23:48 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And I will put an end to evil in all the land, teaching all women not to do as you have done.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And I have caused wickedness to cease from the land, And instructed have been all the women, And they do not according to your wickedness.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And I will take away wickedness out of the land: and all women shall learn, not to do according to the wickedness of them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, and all women shall receive instruction and shall not do according to your lewdness.
Context
v.47And the company shall stone them with stones, and despatch them with their swords; they shall slay their sons and their daughters, and burn up their houses with fire.
v.48This passage
v.49And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols; and ye shall know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 16:41
And they shall burn thy 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 shalt also give no hire any more.
- 1 Corinthians 10:6
Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
- Ezekiel 22:15
And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
- 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 36:25
And I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
- Ezekiel 6:6
In all your dwelling-places 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 sun-images may be hewn down, and your works may be abolished.
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