The Meaning of Ezekiel 23:48 Explained

Ezekiel 23:48

KJV: Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

YLT: And I have caused wickedness to cease from the land, And instructed have been all the women, And they do not according to your wickedness.

Darby: And I will cause lewdness to cease out of the land, and all women shall receive instruction and shall not do according to your lewdness.

ASV: Thus will I cause lewdness to cease out of the land, that all women may be taught not to do after your lewdness.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thus will I cause lewdness  to cease  out of the land,  that all women  may be taught  not to do  after your lewdness. 

What does Ezekiel 23:48 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 23

1  The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah
23  Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers
36  The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both
45  and shows their judgments

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 23:48 mean?

Thus I will cause to cease lewdness from the land that may be taught all women and not to practice your lewdness
וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י זִמָּ֖ה מִן־ הָאָ֑רֶץ וְנִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙ כָּל־ הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וְלֹ֥א תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה כְּזִמַּתְכֶֽנָה

וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֥י  Thus  I  will  cause  to  cease 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular
Root: שָׁבַת 
Sense: to cease, desist, rest.
זִמָּ֖ה  lewdness 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: זִמָּה  
Sense: plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose.
הָאָ֑רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
וְנִֽוַּסְּרוּ֙  that  may  be  taught 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nithpael, Conjunctive perfect, third person common plural
Root: יָסַר 
Sense: to chasten, discipline, instruct, admonish.
הַנָּשִׁ֔ים  women 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
וְלֹ֥א  and  not 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
תַעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה  to  practice 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person feminine plural
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כְּזִמַּתְכֶֽנָה  your  lewdness 
Parse: Preposition-k, Noun, feminine singular construct, second person feminine plural
Root: זִמָּה  
Sense: plan, device, wickedness, evil plan, mischievous purpose.