Ezekiel 12:24
Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data
"For there shall be no more any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
שָׁוְא
shâvᵉʼ
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, object...
חָזוֹן
châzôwn
a sight (mentally), i.e. a dream, revelation, or oracle
חֶלְקָה
chelqâh
properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
קֶסֶם
qeçem
a lot; also divination (including its fee), oracle
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
יִשְׂרָאֵל
Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Key Terms in This Verse
חֶלְקָה chelqâh
properly, smoothness; figuratively, flattery; also an allotment
Study H2513 →שָׁוְא shâvᵉʼ
evil (as destructive), literally (ruin) or morally (especially guile); figuratively idolatry (as false, subjective), uselessness (as deceptive, objective; also adverbially, in vain)
Study H7723 →אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →בַּיִת bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Study H1004 →יִשְׂרָאֵל Yisrâʼêl
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
Study H3478 →Cross References
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.
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.
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.
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.
For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
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.
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