Ezekiel 12:24

Ezekiel 12:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations among the people of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Context of Ezekiel 12:24

22“Son of man, what is this proverb you have in Israel: ‘Days go by, and every vision comes to nothing’? 23“Tell the people, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I will put a stop to the use of this proverb. You will no longer quote it in Israel.’ Instead, tell them, ‘The time is near when every vision will come true. There will no longer be any false visions or flattering fortunetelling to the people. 25I, the Lord, will speak. Everything that I say will happen without any more delay. I will say something, and it will happen during your lifetime, you rebellious people, declares the Almighty Lord.’ ” 26The Lord spoke his word to me. He said,

Ezekiel 12:24 word by word

כִּ֠י לֹ֣א יִֽהְיֶ֥ה ע֛וֹד כָּל־חֲז֥וֹן שָׁ֖וְא וּמִקְסַ֣ם חָלָ֑ק בְּת֖וֹךְ בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For there shall be no more any vainשָׁוְאshâv' shav · vanity: falseH7723
• visionחָזוֹןchâzôn · visionH2377
• nor flatteringחָלָקchâlâq · smoothH2509
• divinationמִקְסָםmiqsâm · divinationH4738
• withinתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 12:24

• Ezekiel 13:23That is why you will no longer see false visions or make predictions. I will rescue my people from your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’ ”
• 1 Kings 22:11Zedekiah, son of Chenaanah, made iron horns and said, “This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will push the Arameans to their destruction.”
• Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.
• Jeremiah 14:13Then I said, “Almighty Lord, prophets are saying to them, ‘You won’t see wars or famines, because I, the Lord, will give you lasting peace in this place.’ ”
• Jeremiah 23:14“⌞Say this⌟ about the prophets of Jerusalem: I see something horrible. The prophets of Jerusalem commit adultery and live a lie. They support those who do evil so that no one turns back from his wickedness. They are all like Sodom to me, and those who live in Jerusalem are like Gomorrah.”
• Lamentations 2:14Your prophets saw misleading visions about you. They painted a good picture of you. They didn’t expose your guilt in order to make things better again. They gave you false prophecies that misled you.
• Zechariah 13:2“On that day,” declares the Lord of Armies, “I will wipe away the names of the idols from the land. They will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the ⌞false⌟ prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
• Romans 16:18People like these are not serving Christ our Lord. They are serving their own desires. By their smooth talk and flattering words they deceive unsuspecting people.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:5As you know, we never used flattery or schemes to make money. God is our witness!
• 2 Peter 2:2Many people will follow them in their sexual freedom and will cause others to dishonor the way of truth.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 As in Ezekiel 12:22 The land of Israel - is put generally for the land where the children of Israel dwelt, whether at home, or in exile. There was prevalent a disregard for the true prophets, which is ever followed by a recognition of the false. First, the true prophet is rejected because it is thought that his prophecies fail. Then men persuade themselves that if the prophecy be true it respects some distant time, and that the men of the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 21-28Verses 21-28 From that forbearance of God, which should have led them to repent, the Jews hardened themselves in sin. It will not serve for an excuse in speaking evil, to plead that it is a common saying. There is but a step between us and an awful eternity; therefore it concerns us to get ready for a future state. No one will be able to put from himself the evil day, unless by seeking peace with the Lord.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-25The people did not believe the message from God (Ezekiel 12:22). So the Lord gave them a new proverb. He used words that were similar to their saying. But he gave those words a different and opposite meaning.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. no more ... vain vision ... flattering divination--All those false prophets (La 2:14), who "flattered" the people with promises of peace and safety, shall be detected and confounded by the event itself.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 12:24

• Prophecy
• Sorcery

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Carefulness
• Ezekiel
• Vision
• Zedekiah (2)
• divination, diviner, soothsaying, soothsayer

Commentaries on Ezekiel 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• 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