Ezekiel 12 · Verse 24

Ezekiel 12:24

For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 12:24, King James Version

Ezekiel 12:24 in other translations

BSBFor there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,
WEBFor there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
ASVFor there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
YLTFor there is no more any vain vision, and flattering divination, In the midst of the house of Israel.
DARBYFor there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel.
BBEFor there will be no more false visions or smooth use of secret arts in Israel.
WebsterFor there shall no more be any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

What does Ezekiel 12:24 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
24. 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.

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

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 12:21-28

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.

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Ezekiel 12:24 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.

כִּ֠יkiforH3588
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
יִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
ע֛וֹדodagainH5750
כָּל\־kol-anyH3605
חֲז֥וֹןcha.Zonvision ofH2377
שָׁ֖וְאshav'worthlessnessH7723
וּמִקְסַ֣םu.mik.Samand divination ofH4738
חָלָ֑קcha.LakflatteryH2509
בְּת֖וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst ofH8432
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Ezekiel 12:24

  • Jeremiah 14:13-16

    Then said I, Ah, Lord God! behold, the prophets say unto them, Ye shall not see the sword, neither shall ye have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place. Then the Lord said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart. Therefore thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed. And the people to whom they prophesy shall be cast out in the streets of Jerusalem because of the famine and the sword; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughters: for I will pour their wickedness upon them.

  • Zechariah 13:2-4

    And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land. And it shall come to pass, that when any shall yet prophesy, then his father and his mother that begat him shall say unto him, Thou shalt not live; for thou speakest lies in the name of the Lord: and his father and his mother that begat him shall thrust him through when he prophesieth. And it shall come to pass in that day, that the prophets shall be ashamed every one of his vision, when he hath prophesied; neither shall they wear a rough garment to deceive:

  • Ezekiel 13:23

    Therefore ye shall see no more vanity, nor divine divinations: for I will deliver my people out of your hand: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

  • Lamentations 2:14

    Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.

  • Jeremiah 23:14-29

    I have seen also in the prophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing: they commit adultery, and walk in lies: they strengthen also the hands of evildoers, that none doth return from his wickedness: they are all of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thereof as Gomorrah. Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts concerning the prophets; Behold, I will feed them with wormwood, and make them drink the water of gall: for from the prophets of Jerusalem is profaneness gone forth into all the land. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the Lord. They say still unto them that despise me, The Lord hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you. …

  • 2 Peter 2:2-3

    And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

  • 1 Thessalonians 2:5

    For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:

  • Ezekiel 13:6

    They have seen vanity and lying divination, saying, The Lord saith: and the Lord hath not sent them: and they have made others to hope that they would confirm the word.

  • 1 Kings 22:17

    And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.

  • 1 Kings 22:11-13

    And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth–gilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king’s hand. And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good.

  • Proverbs 26:28

    A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

  • Romans 16:18

    For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
13:23; 1Ki 22:11-13,17; Pr 26:28; Jer 14:13-16; 23:14-29; La 2:14
Zec 13:2-4; Ro 16:18; 1Th 2:5; 2Pe 2:2,3

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Context

  • Ezekiel 12:23

    Tell them therefore, Thus saith the Lord God; I will make this proverb to cease, and they shall no more use it as a proverb in Israel; but say unto them, The days are at hand, and the effect of every vision.

  • Ezekiel 12:24

    For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

  • Ezekiel 12:25

    For I am the Lord: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord God.

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Ezekiel 12:24 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque no habrá más alguna visión vana, ni habrá adivinación de lisonjeros en medio de la casa de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
car il n’y aura plus aucune vision vaine, ni divination flatteuse, au milieu de la maison d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn kein eitles Gesicht und keine schmeichlerische Wahrsagung wird mehr sein inmitten des Hauses Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Non enim erit ultra omnis visio cassa, neque divinatio ambigua in medio filiorum Israël: