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You will not look on these things with longing or remember Egypt anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />In this way, I will put a stop to the lewdness and prostitution you brought from Egypt. You will never again cast longing eyes on those things or fondly remember your time in Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus I will put an end to your lewdness and your whoring begun in the land of Egypt, so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom <i>brought</i> from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/23.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />‘Thus I will make you cease your lewdness and your harlotry <i>Brought</i> from the land of Egypt, So that you will not lift your eyes to them, Nor remember Egypt anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will remove from you your outrageous sin and your prostitution <i>that you brought</i> from the land of Egypt, so that you will not raise your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Thus I will make your lewdness and your harlotry brought from the land of Egypt to cease from you, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.&#8217<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/23.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘Thus I shall make your lewdness and your harlotry <i>brought</i> from the land of Egypt to cease from you, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Thus I will make your lewdness and your harlotry <i>brought</i> from the land of Egypt to cease from you, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/23.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Thus I will put an end to your lewdness and your prostitution <i>brought</i> from the land of Egypt, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them or remember Egypt [with longing] anymore.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/23.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will put an end to your depravity and sexual immorality, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not look longingly at them or remember Egypt anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/23.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will put an end to your indecency and sexual immorality, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not look longingly at them or remember Egypt anymore.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/23.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt; so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/23.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will stop your wickedness and the prostitution you started back in Egypt. You will never want to think about those days again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/23.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/23.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will put a stop to your sinning and to your prostitution, which you began in Egypt. You won't desire these things anymore or remember Egypt anymore.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/23.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will put a stop to your lust and to the obscenities you have committed ever since you were in Egypt. You won't look at any more idols or think about Egypt any more." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/23.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />That's how I'll put an end to your obscene conduct and sexual immorality that you kept on practicing since the day you left the land of Egypt so that you won't look in Egypt's direction or even remember it anymore.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/23.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So I will put an end to your indecency and prostitution, which began in the land of Egypt, and you will not lift your eyes to them or remember Egypt anymore.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/23.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So I will put an end to your obscene conduct and your prostitution which you have practiced in the land of Egypt. You will not seek their help or remember Egypt anymore. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/23.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Thus will I make your lewdness to cease from you, and your prostitution brought from the land of Egypt; so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy adultery brought from the land of Egypt: so that thou shalt not lift up thy eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/23.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Thus I will make your lewdness to cease from you, and remove your prostitution from the land of Egypt, so that you will not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.’ <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/23.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have caused your wickedness to cease from you, "" And your whoredoms out of the land of Egypt, "" And you do not lift up your eyes to them, "" And you do not remember Egypt again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/23.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And I have caused thy wickedness to cease from thee, And thy whoredoms out of the land of Egypt, And thou liftest not up thine eyes unto them, And Egypt thou dost not remember again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/23.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I caused thy wickedness to cease from thee, and thy fornication from the land of Egypt: and thou shalt not lift up thine eyes to them, and thou shalt remember Egypt no more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/23.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will put an end to thy wickedness in thee, and thy fornication brought out of the land of Egypt: neither shalt thou lift up thy eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/23.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will cause your wickedness to cease from you, and your fornication to cease from the land of Egypt. Neither shall you lift up your eyes toward them, and you shall no longer remember Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/23.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will put an end to your depravity and to your prostitution from the land of Egypt; you shall no longer look to them, nor even remember Egypt again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/23.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So I will put an end to your lewdness and your whoring brought from the land of Egypt; you shall not long for them, or remember Egypt any more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/23.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Thus I will nullify your counsel and the whoredom which you brought from the land of Egypt, so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/23.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall destroy your counsel from you, and your prostitution from the land of Egypt, and you shall not lift up your eyes upon them, and Egypt shall not be remembered again<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/23.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy harlotry brought from the land of Egypt, so that thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto them, nor remember Egypt any more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/23.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So I will turn back thine ungodliness from thee, and thy fornication from the land of Egypt: and thou shalt not lift up thine eyes upon them, and shalt no more remember Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/23-27.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=6623" 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/23.htm">Oholibah to Be Plagued</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>They will strip off your clothes and take your fine jewelry. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7673.htm" title="7673: wə·hiš·bat·tî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To repose, desist from exertion. A primitive root; to repose, i.e. Desist from exertion; used in many implied relations.">So I will put an end</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·mêḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2154.htm" title="2154: zim·mā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- A plan, device, wickedness. Or zammah; from zamam; a plan, especially a bad one.">your indecency</a> <a href="/hebrew/2184.htm" title="2184: zə·nū·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Fornication. From zanah; adultery, i.e. infidelity, idolatry.">and prostitution,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: mê·’e·reṣ (Prep-m:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">which began in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and you will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: ṯiś·’î (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">lift</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yiḵ (N-cdc:: 2fs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">to them</a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: ṯiz·kə·rî- (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">or remember</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: ū·miṣ·ra·yim (Conj-w:: N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">anymore.’</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Surely I will deliver you into the hands of those you hate, from whom you turned away in disgust.…<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="/jeremiah/13-27.htm">Jeremiah 13:27</a></span><br />Your adulteries and lustful neighings, your shameless prostitution on the hills and in the fields—I have seen your detestable acts. Woe to you, O Jerusalem! How long will you remain unclean?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-13.htm">Hosea 2:13</a></span><br />I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she adorned herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Isaiah 57:8</a></span><br />Behind the door and doorpost you have set up your memorial. Forsaking Me, you uncovered your bed; you climbed up and opened it wide. And you have made a pact with those whose bed you have loved; you have gazed upon their nakedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-7.htm">2 Kings 23:7</a></span><br />He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-2.htm">Revelation 17:2</a></span><br />The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-3.htm">Revelation 18:3</a></span><br />All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-2.htm">Jeremiah 3:2-3</a></span><br />“Lift up your eyes to the barren heights and see. Is there any place where you have not been violated? You sat beside the highways waiting for your lovers, like a nomad in the desert. You have defiled the land with your prostitution and wickedness. / Therefore the showers have been withheld, and no spring rains have fallen. Yet you have the brazen look of a prostitute; you refuse to be ashamed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-14</a></span><br />My people consult their wooden idols, and their divining rods inform them. For a spirit of prostitution leads them astray and they have played the harlot against their God. / They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-21.htm">Isaiah 1:21</a></span><br />See how the faithful city has become a harlot! She once was full of justice; righteousness resided within her, but now only murderers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-11</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. / And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21-22</a></span><br />Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-20.htm">Jeremiah 2:20</a></span><br />“For long ago you broke your yoke and tore off your chains, saying, ‘I will not serve!’ Indeed, on every high hill and under every green tree you lay down as a prostitute.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-1.htm">Hosea 9:1</a></span><br />Do not rejoice, O Israel, with exultation like the nations, for you have played the harlot against your God; you have made love for hire on every threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Isaiah 23:17</a></span><br />And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-24.htm">Romans 1:24-25</a></span><br />Therefore God gave them over in the desires of their hearts to impurity for the dishonoring of their bodies with one another. / They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Thus will I make your lewdness to cease from you, and your prostitution brought from the land of Egypt: so that you shall not lift up your eyes to them, nor remember Egypt any more.</p><p class="hdg">will I</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Ezekiel 16:41</a></b></br> And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Ezekiel 22:15</a></b></br> And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-9.htm">Isaiah 27:9</a></b></br> By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this <i>is</i> all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.</p><p class="hdg">and thy</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/23-3.htm">Ezekiel 23:3,19</a></b></br> And they committed whoredoms in Egypt; they committed whoredoms in their youth: there were their breasts pressed, and there they bruised the teats of their virginity… </p><p class="hdg">so that.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-38.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-3.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-31.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-16.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Harlotry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-21.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-17.htm">Whoredom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Adultery</a> <a href="/ezekiel/32-13.htm">Anymore</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-10.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-48.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-12.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-34.htm">End</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-40.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Harlotry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Lewdness</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-32.htm">Lifted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-35.htm">Memory</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Prostitution</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-31.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Stop</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/ezekiel/43-7.htm">Whoredom</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 23</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-1.htm">The unfaithfulness of Aholah and Aholibah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-23.htm">Aholibah is to be plagued by her lovers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">36. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-36.htm">The prophet reproves the adulteries of them both</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/23-45.htm">and shows their judgments</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'; 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In biblical context, "indecency and prostitution" refer to idolatry and unfaithfulness to God. The imagery of prostitution is used throughout the Old Testament to describe Israel's unfaithfulness (e.g., <a href="/hosea/1.htm">Hosea 1-3</a>). God's action to "put an end" signifies His desire for holiness and purity among His people, aligning with His covenantal promises.<p><b>which began in the land of Egypt</b><br>The reference to Egypt highlights the historical context of Israel's idolatry. Egypt is often symbolic of bondage and sin in the Bible. The Israelites' exposure to Egyptian gods and practices during their captivity (<a href="/exodus/12-12.htm">Exodus 12:12</a>) laid the foundation for their recurring idolatry. This phrase underscores the long-standing nature of Israel's spiritual infidelity, tracing back to their time in Egypt, which is a recurring theme in the prophetic literature (e.g., <a href="/ezekiel/20-7.htm">Ezekiel 20:7-8</a>).<p><b>and you will not lift your eyes to them</b><br>"Lifting the eyes" is a biblical expression for longing or desire (<a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10</a>). Here, it implies a cessation of Israel's desire for foreign gods and practices. This transformation is part of God's redemptive plan, where He promises to renew the hearts of His people (<a href="/ezekiel/36-26.htm">Ezekiel 36:26</a>). The phrase suggests a future where Israel's focus will be solely on Yahweh, free from the allure of idolatry.<p><b>or remember Egypt anymore.</b><br>Forgetting Egypt symbolizes a complete break from past sins and influences. In biblical narrative, remembering often involves a conscious return to past actions or allegiances (<a href="/deuteronomy/5-15.htm">Deuteronomy 5:15</a>). This promise of not remembering Egypt signifies a new beginning for Israel, where their identity and worship are fully aligned with God's will. It echoes the prophetic hope of restoration and renewal found in passages like <a href="/isaiah/43-18.htm">Isaiah 43:18-19</a>, where God calls His people to forget the former things and embrace the new work He is doing.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet of God who ministered to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. He conveyed God's messages of judgment and restoration.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/o/oholah_and_oholibah.htm">Oholah and Oholibah</a></b><br>Symbolic names for Samaria and Jerusalem, representing the Northern and Southern Kingdoms of Israel, respectively. They are depicted as sisters engaged in spiritual adultery.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A place of Israel's past bondage and idolatry. It symbolizes the sinful practices and alliances that Israel longed for and engaged in.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event where God declares His intention to end Israel's idolatrous practices and reliance on foreign nations, particularly Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel's_idolatry.htm">Israel's Idolatry</a></b><br>The repeated turning away from God to worship idols and form alliances with pagan nations, which is likened to prostitution.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_holiness_and_jealousy.htm">God's Holiness and Jealousy</a></b><br>God demands exclusive worship and is jealous for His people's devotion. Idolatry is a serious offense against His holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Persistent sin leads to judgment. God will not tolerate ongoing unfaithfulness and will act to purify His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_free_from_the_past.htm">Breaking Free from the Past</a></b><br>Just as God promised to end Israel's longing for Egypt, believers are called to leave behind their past sins and not return to them.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>God’s judgment is also an invitation to repentance. Turning away from sin and towards God brings restoration and healing.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_spiritual_adultery.htm">The Danger of Spiritual Adultery</a></b><br>Engaging in practices or forming alliances that compromise faithfulness to God is akin to spiritual adultery and must be avoided.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_23.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 23</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_command_isaiah's_nakedness.htm">How does Isaiah's prolonged nakedness (Isaiah 20:2-3) align with other biblical commands on decency, and why would God command a prophet to violate modesty for an extended period?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_god_both_merciful_and_vengeful.htm">What explains the apparent inconsistency between God's merciful nature elsewhere and the violent retribution depicted in Ezekiel 23:22-27?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ezekiel_19_4,_19_9_captivity.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence that confirms the captivity described in Ezekiel 19:4 and 19:9?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/23.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the last political alliance between Judah and Egypt. This, together with the Egyptian cultus that accompanied it, should be made to cease. That would no longer be in the thoughts of the exiles; their hopes from that quarter were extinguished forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/23-27.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">So I will put an end</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁבַּתִּ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·bat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7673.htm">Strong's 7673: </a> </span><span class="str2">To repose, desist from exertion</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֵּ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your indecency</span><br /><span class="heb">זִמָּתֵךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(zim·mā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2154.htm">Strong's 2154: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, device, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and prostitution,</span><br /><span class="heb">זְנוּתֵ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(zə·nū·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2184.htm">Strong's 2184: </a> </span><span class="str2">Adultery, infidelity, idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">which began in the land</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Egypt,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִצְרָ֑יִם</span> <span class="translit">(miṣ·rā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and you will not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lift</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׂאִ֤י</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiś·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·na·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or remember</span><br /><span class="heb">תִזְכְּרִי־</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiz·kə·rî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Egypt</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמִצְרַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ū·miṣ·ra·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> </span><span class="str2">Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa</span><br /><br /><span class="word">anymore.’</span><br /><span class="heb">עֽוֹד׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/23-27.htm">Ezekiel 23:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/23-27.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 23:27 Thus will I make your lewdness (Ezek. 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