Ezekiel 12:24
New International Version
For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations among the people of Israel.

New Living Translation
“There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel.

English Standard Version
For there shall be no more any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

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

New King James Version
For no more shall there be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
For there will no longer be any false vision or deceptive divination within the house of Israel.

NASB 1995
“For there will no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

NASB 1977
“For there will no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
For there will no longer be any worthless vision or flattering divination in the midst of the house of Israel.

Amplified Bible
For there will no longer be any false and empty vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
For there will no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For there will no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.

American Standard Version
For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Contemporary English Version
The people will hear no more useless warnings and false messages.

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There will no longer be any false visions or flattering fortunetelling to the people.

Good News Translation
"Among the people of Israel there will be no more false visions or misleading prophecies.

International Standard Version
There will no longer be worthless visions and flattering divinations in the midst of Israel's house.

Majority Standard Bible
For there will be no more false visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel,

NET Bible
For there will no longer be any false visions or flattering omens amidst the house of Israel.

New Heart English Bible
For there shall be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
For there shall no more be any vain vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.

World English Bible
For there will be no more any false vision nor flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
For there is no longer any vain vision, and flattering divination, "" In the midst of the house of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation
For there is no more any vain vision, and flattering divination, In the midst of the house of Israel.

Smith's Literal Translation
For no more shall there be any vain vision and smooth divination in the midst of the house of Israel.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For there shall be no more any vain visions, nor doubtful divination in the midst of the children of Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For there shall be no longer be any empty visions, nor any ambiguous divination in the midst of the sons of Israel.

New American Bible
No longer shall there be any false visions or deceitful divinations within the house of Israel,

New Revised Standard Version
For there shall no longer be any false vision or flattering divination within the house of Israel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For there shall be no more any false vision nor doubtful divination among the children of Israel.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And there shall not be any lying vision and divination of deception again among the children of Israel
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
For there shall be no more any vain vision nor smooth divination within the house of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
For there shall no more be any false vision, nor any one prophesying flatteries in the midst of the children of Israel.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Presumptuous Proverb
23Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will put an end to this proverb, and in Israel they will no longer recite it.’ But say to them: ‘The days are at hand when every vision will be fulfilled. 24For there will be no more FALSE visions or flattering divinations within the house of Israel, 25because I, the LORD, will speak whatever word I speak, and it will be fulfilled without delay. For in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak a message and bring it to pass, declares the Lord GOD.’ ”…

Cross References
Jeremiah 23:16
This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Do not listen to the words of the prophets who prophesy to you. They are filling you with false hopes. They speak visions from their own minds, not from the mouth of the LORD.

Jeremiah 14:14
“The prophets are prophesying lies in My name,” replied the LORD. “I did not send them or appoint them or speak to them. They are prophesying to you a false vision, a worthless divination, the futility and delusion of their own minds.

Zechariah 10:2
For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd.

Lamentations 2:14
The visions of your prophets were empty and deceptive; they did not expose your guilt to ward off your captivity. The burdens they envisioned for you were empty and misleading.

Micah 3:5-7
This is what the LORD says: “As for the prophets who lead My people astray, who proclaim peace while they chew with their teeth, but declare war against one who puts nothing in their mouths: / Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”

Matthew 24:11
and many false prophets will arise and deceive many.

2 Peter 2:1
Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.

1 John 4:1
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Jeremiah 23:25-26
“I have heard the sayings of the prophets who prophesy lies in My name: ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ / How long will this continue in the hearts of these prophets who prophesy falsehood, these prophets of the delusion of their own minds?

Deuteronomy 18:20-22
But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put to death.” / You may ask in your heart, “How can we recognize a message that the LORD has not spoken?” / When a prophet speaks in the name of the LORD and the message does not come to pass or come true, that is a message the LORD has not spoken. The prophet has spoken presumptuously. Do not be afraid of him.

Isaiah 30:10
They say to the seers, “Stop seeing visions!” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us the truth! Speak to us pleasant words; prophesy illusions.

Jeremiah 6:14
They dress the wound of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

Jeremiah 8:11
They dress the wound of the daughter of My people with very little care, saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ when there is no peace at all.

Ezekiel 13:6-9
They see false visions and speak lying divinations. They claim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ when the LORD did not send them; yet they wait for the fulfillment of their message. / Haven’t you seen a false vision and spoken a lying divination when you proclaim, ‘Thus declares the LORD,’ even though I have not spoken? / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you have uttered vain words and seen false visions, I am against you, declares the Lord GOD. ...

Ezekiel 22:28
Her prophets whitewash these deeds by false visions and lying divinations, saying, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ when the LORD has not spoken.


Treasury of Scripture

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

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.

1 Kings 22:11-13,17
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…

Proverbs 26:28
A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.

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Ezekiel 12
1. Under the type of Ezekiel's removing
8. is shown the captivity of Zedekiah
17. Ezekiel's trembling shows the Jews' desolation
21. The Jews' presumptuous proverb is reproved
26. The speediness of the vision














For there will be no more
This phrase indicates a definitive end to a particular practice or occurrence. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "לֹא" (lo), which is a strong negation. This suggests a divine intervention where God decisively puts an end to something that has been prevalent. Historically, this reflects a period where God is actively purifying His people, removing elements that have led them astray. It is a promise of change and a new beginning for the house of Israel.

false visions
The Hebrew word for "false" is "שָׁוְא" (shav), meaning deceitful or worthless. "Visions" comes from "חָזוֹן" (chazon), which refers to prophetic revelations. In the context of ancient Israel, false visions were misleading prophecies that claimed divine origin but were actually born out of human imagination or deceit. These false visions led people away from God's truth. The cessation of false visions signifies a return to genuine prophetic insight, aligning the people back to God's true word.

or flattering divinations
"Flattering" in Hebrew is "חָלַק" (chalaq), which means smooth or slippery, often implying deceitful charm. "Divinations" is "קֶסֶם" (qesem), referring to practices of seeking knowledge of the future or the unknown by supernatural means. In ancient times, divination was common among pagan cultures and had infiltrated Israel. These practices were often used to tell people what they wanted to hear, rather than the truth. The end of flattering divinations indicates a cleansing of Israel from practices that were not only false but also idolatrous, leading them away from reliance on God.

within the house of Israel
The "house of Israel" refers to the collective people of Israel, God's chosen nation. This phrase emphasizes that the message is directed specifically to God's covenant people. Historically, the house of Israel had been plagued by false prophets and diviners who led them into idolatry and away from God's commandments. The promise that these practices will cease within the house of Israel is a reassurance of God's commitment to restoring His people to a state of holiness and truth. It underscores the idea that God is actively involved in the spiritual reformation of His people, ensuring that they are guided by true and faithful revelations.

Verse 24. - Flattering divination. The word is the same as the "smooth things" of Isaiah 30:10, the "flattering lips" of Psalm 12:2, 3. LXX., μαντευόμενος τὰ πρὸς χάριν; Vulgate, ambigua. The "divinations" (the Hebrew word is found only here and in Ezekiel 13:7, though cognate words are found elsewhere) are so described, not without a touch of scorn in the use of a word which is not applied to the utterance of the true prophets, because they promised a speedy deliverance, even within "two full years" (Jeremiah 28:3).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
For
כִּ֠י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

there will be
יִֽהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

no
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

more
ע֛וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

FALSE
שָׁ֖וְא (šāw)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7723: Evil, idolatry, uselessness

visions
חֲז֥וֹן (ḥă·zō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2377: A sight, a dream, revelation, oracle

or flattering
חָלָ֑ק (ḥā·lāq)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2509: Smooth

divinations
וּמִקְסַ֣ם (ū·miq·sam)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4738: Divination

within
בְּת֖וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre

the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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