CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Ezekiel 33:26 You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor's wife. Should you then possess the land?'</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/ezekiel/33-26.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/15/26_Ezk_33_26.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="Ezekiel 33:26 - Word of Jerusalem's Fall" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor's wife. Should you then possess the land?'" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/ezekiel/33-26.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/ezekiel/33-26.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/ezekiel/">Ezekiel</a> > <a href="/ezekiel/33.htm">Chapter 33</a> > Verse 26</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad6.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm" title="Ezekiel 33:25">◄</a> Ezekiel 33:26 <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm" title="Ezekiel 33:27">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/33.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/33.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You rely on your sword, you do detestable things, and each of you defiles his neighbor&#8217s wife. Should you then possess the land?&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/33.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Murderers! Idolaters! Adulterers! Should the land belong to you?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/33.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You rely on the sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife; shall you then possess the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/33.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/33.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and you defile one another’s wives. Should you then possess the land?” ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/33.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/33.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You rely on your sword, you commit abominations and each of you defiles his neighbor&#8217s wife. Should you then possess the land?"&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/33.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You rely on your sword, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You stand on account of your sword, you do abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then possess the land?”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/33.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You rely on your sword [as your security]; you commit outrageous <i>and</i> disgraceful acts and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. Should you then take possession of the land?”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/33.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife. Should you then receive possession of the land? ’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor&#8217s wife. Should you then receive possession of the land?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/33.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbor's wife: and shall ye possess the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/33.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and spread violence throughout the land. Everything you do is wicked; you are even unfaithful in marriage. And you claim the land is yours! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/33.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife: and shall ye possess the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/33.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You rely on your swords. You do disgusting things. You dishonor your neighbor's wife. Should the land be given to you?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/33.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You rely on your swords. Your actions are disgusting. Everyone commits adultery. What makes you think that the land is yours? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/33.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You keep trusting in your weapons, you continue to commit loathsome deeds, men keep defiling their neighbors' wives, and you're going to take possession of the land?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/33.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You have relied on your swords, you have committed detestable acts, and each of you has defiled his neighbor?s wife. Should you then possess the land??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/33.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You rely on your swords and commit abominable deeds; each of you defiles his neighbor's wife. Will you possess the land?' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/33.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and every one of you defiles his neighbor's wife: and shall you possess the land?"'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbor's wife: and shall ye possess the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/33.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and every one of you defiles his neighbor’s wife. So should you possess the land?”’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/33.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />You have stood on your sword, "" You have done abomination, "" You have each defiled the wife of his neighbor, "" Should you then possess the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/33.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Ye have stood on your sword, Ye have done abomination, Each the wife of his neighbour ye have defiled, And the land ye possess!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/33.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Ye stood upon your sword, ye did abomination, and ye defiled each his neighbor's wife: and shall ye possess the land?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/33.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />You stood on your swords, you have committed abominations, and every one hath defiled his neighbour's wife; and shall you possess the land by inheritance? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/33.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You stood by your swords, you committed abominations, and each one has defiled his neighbor’s wife. And will you possess the land as an inheritance?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/33.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You rely on your swords, you commit abominations, each defiles his neighbor’s wife—yet you would keep possession of the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/33.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You depend on your swords, you commit abominations, and each of you defiles his neighbor’s wife; shall you then possess the land?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/33.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You rely on your swords, you commit abomination, and you defile every one his neighbor's wife; and do you expect to inherit the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/33.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You live by your swords and you practice abomination, and each man of you defiles the wife of his neighbor, and do you seek to inherit the land?’<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/33.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Ye stand upon your sword, ye work abomination, and ye defile every one his neighbour's wife; and shall ye possess the land?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=9831" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/33.htm">Word of Jerusalem's Fall</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">25</span>Therefore tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You eat meat with the blood in it, lift up your eyes to your idols, and shed blood. Should you then possess the land? <span class="reftext">26</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘ă·maḏ·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">You have relied</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥar·bə·ḵem (N-fsc:: 2mp) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">your swords,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ă·śî·ṯen (V-Qal-Perf-2fp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you have committed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8441.htm" title="8441: tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh (N-fs) -- Or tonebah; feminine active participle of ta'ab; properly, something disgusting, i.e. an abhorrence; especially idolatry or an idol.">detestable acts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: wə·’îš (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">and each</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2930.htm" title="2930: ṭim·mê·ṯem (V-Piel-Perf-2mp) -- To be or become unclean. A primitive root; to be foul, especially in a ceremial or moral sense.">of you has defiled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7453.htm" title="7453: rê·‘ê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Friend, companion, fellow. Or reya2; from ra'ah; an associate.">his neighbor’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’ê·šeṯ (N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">wife.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: tî·rā·šū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">Should you then possess</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: wə·hā·’ā·reṣ (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land?’</a> </span><span class="reftext">27</span>Tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, those in the ruins will fall by the sword, those in the open field I will give to be devoured by wild animals, and those in the strongholds and caves will die by plague.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a></span><br />Do not defile yourselves by any of these practices, for by all these things the nations I am driving out before you have defiled themselves. / Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants. / But you are to keep My statutes and ordinances, and you must not commit any of these abominations—neither your native-born nor the foreigner who lives among you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-2.htm">Isaiah 59:2-8</a></span><br />But your iniquities have built barriers between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear. / For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice. / No one calls for justice; no one pleads his case honestly. They rely on empty pleas; they tell lies; they conceive mischief and give birth to iniquity. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1-2</a></span><br />Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands. / They covet fields and seize them; they take away houses. They deprive a man of his home, a fellow man of his inheritance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-1.htm">Hosea 4:1-2</a></span><br />Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land! / Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6-8</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals. / They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the earth; they push the needy out of their way. A man and his father have relations with the same girl and so profane My holy name. / They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. And in the house of their God, they drink wine obtained through fines.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/50-16.htm">Psalm 50:16-21</a></span><br />To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips? / For you hate My instruction and cast My words behind you. / When you see a thief, you befriend him, and throw in your lot with adulterers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-26.htm">Jeremiah 5:26-29</a></span><br />For among My people are wicked men; they watch like fowlers lying in wait; they set a trap to catch men. / Like cages full of birds, so their houses are full of deceit. Therefore they have become powerful and rich. / They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-15.htm">Isaiah 1:15-17</a></span><br />When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood. / Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-29.htm">Proverbs 1:29-31</a></span><br />For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD. / They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof. / So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-1.htm">James 4:1-4</a></span><br />What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you? / You crave what you do not have; you kill and covet, but are unable to obtain it. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask. / And when you do ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may squander it on your pleasures. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-18.htm">Matthew 15:18-20</a></span><br />But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man. / For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, and slander. / These are what defile a man, but eating with unwashed hands does not defile him.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You stand on your sword, you work abomination, and you defile every one his neighbor's wife: and shall you possess the land?</p><p class="hdg">stand</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/27-40.htm">Genesis 27:40</a></b></br> And by thy sword shalt thou live, and shalt serve thy brother; and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominion, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1,2</a></b></br> Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/3-3.htm">Zephaniah 3:3</a></b></br> Her princes within her <i>are</i> roaring lions; her judges <i>are</i> evening wolves; they gnaw not the bones till the morrow.</p><p class="hdg">work</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12</a></b></br> Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-26.htm">Leviticus 18:26-30</a></b></br> Ye shall therefore keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not commit <i>any</i> of these abominations; <i>neither</i> any of your own nation, nor any stranger that sojourneth among you: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-13.htm">Leviticus 20:13</a></b></br> If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood <i>shall be</i> upon them.</p><p class="hdg">and ye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6,11,15</a></b></br> <i>And</i> hath not eaten upon the mountains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hath come near to a menstruous woman, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Ezekiel 22:9-11</a></b></br> In thee are men that carry tales to shed blood: and in thee they eat upon the mountains: in the midst of thee they commit lewdness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-8.htm">Jeremiah 5:8,9</a></b></br> They were <i>as</i> fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife… </p><p class="hdg">and shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Leviticus 18:25,28</a></b></br> And the land is defiled: therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land itself vomiteth out her inhabitants… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-22.htm">Leviticus 20:22</a></b></br> Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-25.htm">Deuteronomy 4:25,26</a></b></br> When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt <i>yourselves</i>, and make a graven image, <i>or</i> the likeness of any <i>thing</i>, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-13.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-9.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/28-18.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Defiles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-13.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-11.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Resort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/31-14.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-6.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-18.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-20.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/daniel/11-31.htm">Abomination</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-29.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Defile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-17.htm">Defiled</a> <a href="/matthew/15-11.htm">Defiles</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-29.htm">Detestable</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-29.htm">Disgusting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-23.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Neighbor's</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Neighbour</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-6.htm">Neighbour's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/35-10.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/romans/2-17.htm">Rely</a> <a href="/amos/5-5.htm">Resort</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-10.htm">Stood</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-4.htm">Swords</a> <a href="/hosea/1-2.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-15.htm">Work</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 33</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-1.htm">According to the duty of a watchman in warning the people</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-7.htm">Ezekiel is admonished of his duty</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-10.htm">God shows the justice of his ways toward the penitent and toward revolters</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-17.htm">He maintains his justice</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-21.htm">Upon the news of the taking of Jerusalem </a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm">he prophecies the desolation of the land</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/33-30.htm">God's judgment upon the mockers of the prophets</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/33.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/33.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>You have relied on your swords</b><br>This phrase highlights the misplaced trust in military power and human strength rather than in God. In the historical context of ancient Israel, reliance on swords symbolizes a dependence on violence and warfare for security and success. This reflects a broader biblical theme where God calls His people to trust in Him rather than in their own might (<a href="/psalms/20-7.htm">Psalm 20:7</a>). The Israelites' reliance on swords contrasts with the divine protection promised to those who obey God's commandments (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-7</a>).<p><b>You have committed detestable acts</b><br>The term "detestable acts" refers to actions that are abominable in the sight of God, often associated with idolatry and moral corruption. In the context of Ezekiel, these acts likely include idol worship and practices that violate the covenant relationship with God. The prophets frequently condemned such behavior, which led to the downfall of Israel and Judah (<a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-10</a>). These acts are a direct violation of the holiness God demands from His people (<a href="/leviticus/18-24.htm">Leviticus 18:24-30</a>).<p><b>And each of you has defiled his neighbor’s wife</b><br>This phrase addresses the sin of adultery, which is a breach of the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-14.htm">Exodus 20:14</a>). Adultery not only violates the sanctity of marriage but also disrupts the social and moral fabric of the community. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, such actions were seen as a serious offense against both God and neighbor, warranting severe consequences (<a href="/leviticus/20-10.htm">Leviticus 20:10</a>). This sin is emblematic of the broader unfaithfulness of the people to their covenant with God.<p><b>Should you then possess the land?</b><br>This rhetorical question challenges the people's expectation of inheriting the land despite their disobedience. The land was a central promise of the Abrahamic covenant (<a href="/genesis/12-7.htm">Genesis 12:7</a>), contingent upon the people's faithfulness to God. The question implies that their sinful behavior disqualifies them from enjoying the blessings of the covenant. This echoes the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are tied to obedience and disobedience. The possession of the land is not merely a matter of inheritance but of living in accordance with God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is the author of the book bearing his name. He is tasked with delivering God's messages to the Israelites, often through vivid visions and symbolic acts.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of Israel, who are in exile in Babylon due to their disobedience to God. They are the primary audience of Ezekiel's prophecies.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and Jerusalem, leading to the exile of the Israelites. It serves as the backdrop for much of Ezekiel's ministry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_false_security.htm">The Danger of False Security</a></b><br>The Israelites believed they were secure because of their heritage and the land, yet their actions betrayed their covenant with God. We must examine our own lives to ensure our confidence is in Christ, not in external or inherited assurances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_genuine_repentance.htm">The Call to Genuine Repentance</a></b><br>Ezekiel's message emphasizes the need for true repentance. It's not enough to claim righteousness; our lives must reflect a genuine turning away from sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The Israelites' disobedience led to exile and suffering. This serves as a warning that sin has real consequences, both spiritually and physically.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience_to_god's_law.htm">The Importance of Obedience to God's Law</a></b><br>The behaviors condemned in <a href="/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26</a> highlight the importance of adhering to God's commands. We are called to live lives that honor God through obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_watchman.htm">The Role of the Watchman</a></b><br>Ezekiel is described as a watchman for Israel, responsible for warning the people. As Christians, we are called to be watchmen in our communities, sharing God's truth and warning against sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_33.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 33</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_themes_in_ezekiel's_life.htm">What are the key themes in Ezekiel's life story?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_5_11-12's_punishment.htm">In Ezekiel 5:11-12, how can we reconcile the promised devastating punishment (famine, sword, and scattering) with accounts from other biblical or secular sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_annihilate_all_in_joshua_11_14.htm">Why does God command the annihilation of entire populations, including non-combatants, in Joshua 11:14?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_zilpah_in_the_bible.htm">Who is the Wandering Jew mentioned in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/33.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) <span class= "bld">Ye stand upon your sword.--</span>Not to engage in war, which cannot here be thought of, but to take part in individual crimes of violence.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/33.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 26.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Ye stand upon your sword</span>. The words point to the open assertion of the law that might is right. Men relied on the sword, and on that only, for their support. Assassinations, as in <a href="/jeremiah/41.htm">Jeremiah 41</a>, were, so to speak, as the order of the day. <span class="cmt_word">Ye work abomination</span>. The noun, Ezekiel's ever-recurring word, indicates both the act of idolatry and the foul orgiastic rites that accompanied it. The verb, curiously enough, has the feminine suffix. Was it used intentionally, either as pointing to the prominence of women in those rites (<a href="/jeremiah/44-15.htm">Jeremiah 44:15</a>), or to the degrading vices which involved the loss of true manhood (<a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a>)? So some have thought; but I agree with Keil, Smend, and others, in seeing only an error of transcription. Once more, after heaping up his accusations, Ezekiel asks the question, "Shall ye possess the land?" "Are you the seed of Abraham?" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You have relied</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲמַדְתֶּ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·maḏ·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your swords,</span><br /><span class="heb">חַרְבְּכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḥar·bə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have committed</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲשִׂיתֶ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·śî·ṯen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">detestable acts,</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹעֵבָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(tō·w·‘ê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8441.htm">Strong's 8441: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something disgusting, an abhorrence, idolatry, an idol</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and each</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאִ֛ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of you has defiled</span><br /><span class="heb">טִמֵּאתֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(ṭim·mê·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2930.htm">Strong's 2930: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become unclean</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his neighbor’s</span><br /><span class="heb">רֵעֵ֖הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(rê·‘ê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7453.htm">Strong's 7453: </a> </span><span class="str2">Friend, companion, fellow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wife.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֥שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Should you then possess</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּירָֽשׁוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(tî·rā·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land?’</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Ezekiel 33:26 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/33-26.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 33:26 You stand on your sword you work (Ezek. Eze Ezk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/ezekiel/33-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Ezekiel 33:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 33:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/ezekiel/33-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Ezekiel 33:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Ezekiel 33:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>