Ezekiel 33:28

Ezekiel 33:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.
• New International Version (NIV)I will make the land a desolate waste, and her proud strength will come to an end, and the mountains of Israel will become desolate so that no one will cross them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and her proud might shall come to an end, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I will make the land most desolate, her arrogant strength shall cease, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that no one will pass through.

Context of Ezekiel 33:28

26You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then receive possession of the land? ’ 27“Tell them this: ‘This is what the Lord God says: As surely as I live, those who are in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I have given to wild animals to be devoured, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague. I will make the land a desolate waste, and its proud strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, with no one passing through. 29They will know that I am the Lord when I make the land a desolate waste because of all the detestable acts they have committed.’ 30“As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One person speaks to another, each saying to his brother, ‘Come and hear what the message is that comes from the Lord!’

Ezekiel 33:28 word by word

וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶת־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ שְׁמָמָ֣ה וּמְשַׁמָּ֔ה וְנִשְׁבַּ֖ת גְּא֣וֹן עֻזָּ֑הּ וְשָֽׁמְמ֛וּ הָרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מֵאֵ֥ין עוֹבֵֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For I will layנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• mostמְשַׁמָּהmeshammâh · devastationH4923
• desolateשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
• and the pompגָּאוֹןgâ'ôn · prideH1347
• of her strengthעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• shall ceaseשָׁבַתshâbath · to ceaseH7673
• and the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• shall be desolateשָׁמֵםshâmêm · be desolate: destroyedH8074
• that none shall pass throughעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674

Cross-references for Ezekiel 33:28

• Ezekiel 6:14I will stretch out my hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”
• Ezekiel 12:20The inhabited cities will be destroyed, and the land will become dreadful. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”
• Ezekiel 15:8I will make the land desolate because they have acted unfaithfully.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 36:34The desolate land will be cultivated instead of lying desolate in the sight of everyone who passes by.
• 2 Chronicles 36:21This fulfilled the word of the Lord through Jeremiah, and the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation until seventy years were fulfilled.
• Isaiah 6:11Then I said, “Until when, Lord?” And he replied: Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants, houses are without people, the land is ruined and desolate,
• Jeremiah 9:11I will make Jerusalem a heap of rubble, a jackals’ den. I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, an uninhabited place.
• Jeremiah 16:16“I am about to send for many fishermen” — this is the Lord’s declaration — “and they will fish for them. Then I will send for many hunters, and they will hunt them down on every mountain and hill and out of the clefts of the rocks,
• Jeremiah 25:11This whole land will become a desolate ruin, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
• Jeremiah 44:2“This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: You have seen all the disaster I brought against Jerusalem and all Judah’s cities. Look, they are a ruin today without an inhabitant in them
• Micah 7:13Then the earth will become a wasteland because of its inhabitants and as a result of their actions.
• Zechariah 7:13Just as he had called, and they would not listen, so when they called, I would not listen, says the Lord of Armies.
• Ezekiel 7:24So I will bring the most evil of nations to take possession of their houses. I will put an end to the pride of the strong, and their sacred places will be profaned.
• Ezekiel 24:21Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your heart. Also, the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.
• Ezekiel 30:6This is what the Lord says: Those who support Egypt will fall, and its proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Syene they will fall within it by the sword. This is the declaration of the Lord God.
• Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 33:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23-33Verses 23-33 The exhortation to repentance. Ezekiel first addresses the remnant that still linger in their ancient home, and warns them against presumptuous hopes resting on false grounds Ezekiel 33:23-29; then he turns his eyes to those near him, and points out that their apparent attention to his words was illusory. Ezekiel 33:24 Those wastes - The places in the holy land devastated by the conqueror. Abraham - The argument is, Abraham was but one man…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-29Verses 21-29 Those are unteachable indeed, who do not learn their dependence upon God, when all creature-comforts fail. Many claim an interest in the peculiar blessings to true believers, while their conduct proves them enemies of God. They call this groundless presumption strong faith, when God's testimony declares them entitled to his threatenings, and nothing else.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 27-29The rebels in Jerusalem would continue to face the curses of the Mosaic covenant (violence, wild animals, and disease; see Leviticus 26:22–25). This would happen until the mountains of Israel were empty and these sinners were completely destroyed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2828. most desolate--(Jr 4:27; 12:11). none ... pass through--from fear of wild beasts and pestilence [Grotius].Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 33:28

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings