Ezekiel 11 · Verse 18

Ezekiel 11:18

And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
Ezekiel 11:18, King James Version

Ezekiel 11:18 in other translations

BSBWhen they return to it, they will remove all its detestable things and all its abominations.
WEB“‘They will come there, and they will take away all its detestable things and all its abominations from there.
ASVAnd they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.
YLTAnd they have gone in thither. And turned aside all its detestable things, And all its abominations--out of it.
DARBYAnd they shall come thither, and they shall take away from thence all its detestable things and all its abominations.
BBEAnd they will come there, and take away all the hated and disgusting things from it.
WebsterAnd they shall come thither, and they shall take away from thence all its detestable things, and all its abominations.

What does Ezekiel 11:18 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
18. They have eschewed every vestige of idolatry ever since their return from Babylon. But still the Shekinah glory had departed, the ark was not restored, nor was the second temple strictly inhabited by God until He came who made it more glorious than the first temple (Hag 2:9); even then His stay was short, and ended in His being rejected; so that the full realization of the promise must still be future.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 11:14-21

The pious captives in Babylon were insulted by the Jews who continued in Jerusalem; but God made gracious promises to them. It is promised, that God will give them one heart; a heart firmly fixed for God, and not wavering. All who are made holy have a new spirit, a new temper and dispositions; they act from new principles, walk by new rules, and aim at new ends. A new name, or a new face, will not serve without a…

Read the full comment on Ezekiel 11:14-21 →

Ezekiel 11:18 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבָ֖אוּ\־u.Va.'u-and they will comeH935
שָׁ֑מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033
וְהֵסִ֜ירוּve.he.Si.ruand they will removeH5493
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
שִׁקּוּצֶ֛יהָshi.ku.Tzei.hadetestable things itsH8251
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
תּוֹעֲבוֹתֶ֖יהָto.'a.vo.Tei.haabominations itsH8441
מִמֶּֽנָּה\׃mi.Me.nahfrom itH4480

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 11:18

  • Ezekiel 37:23

    Neither shall they defile themselves any more with their idols, nor with their detestable things, nor with any of their transgressions: but I will save them out of all their dwellingplaces, wherein they have sinned, and will cleanse them: so shall they be my people, and I will be their God.

  • Ezekiel 5:11

    Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.

  • Ezekiel 42:7-8

    And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the utter court on the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. For the length of the chambers that were in the utter court was fifty cubits: and, lo, before the temple were an hundred cubits.

  • Ezekiel 7:20

    As for the beauty of his ornament, he set it in majesty: but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein: therefore have I set it far from them.

  • Isaiah 1:25-27

    And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city. Zion shall be redeemed with judgment, and her converts with righteousness.

  • Ezekiel 11:21

    But as for them whose heart walketh after the heart of their detestable things and their abominations, I will recompense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God.

  • Jeremiah 16:18

    And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double; because they have defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritance with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things.

  • Micah 5:10-14

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots: And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds: And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers: Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands. …

  • Isaiah 30:22

    Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.

  • Hosea 14:8

    Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.

  • Titus 2:12

    Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

  • Colossians 3:5-8

    Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience: In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
21; 5:11; 7:20; 37:23; 42:7,8; Isa 1:25-27; 30:22; Jer 16:18; Ho 14:8
Mic 5:10-14; Col 3:5-8; Tit 2:12

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Context

  • Ezekiel 11:17

    Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord God; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 11:18

    And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.

  • Ezekiel 11:19

    And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:

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Ezekiel 11:18 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vendrán allá, y quitarán de ella todas sus torpezas, y todas sus abominaciones.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et là ils viendront, et ils en ôteront toutes ses choses exécrables et toutes ses abominations.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden dorthin kommen und alle seine Scheusale und alle seine Greuel daraus entfernen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et ingredientur illuc, et auferent omnes offensiones, cunctasque abominationes ejus de illa.