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Ezekiel 20:48

Judgment

46 “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.

47 Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.

Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”

49 Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD, they are saying of me, ‘Is he not just telling parables?’”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”
KJV
And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
WEB
All flesh will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it. It will not be quenched.”’”
ASV
And all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.
DARBY
And all flesh shall see that I Jehovah have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
BLB
And all flesh will see that I, YHWH, have kindled it l it will not be quenched.”
ÅB
Og alt kjød skal se at jeg, Herren, har tent den; den skal ikke utslukkes.
OTB
Og hele menneskeheten vil se at jeg, Herren, har tent den; den vil ikke bli slukket.’”
B1930
Og alt kjød skal se at jeg, Herren, har tendt den; den skal ikke utslukkes.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 26:11

    O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!

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  • Lamentations 2:16–17

    All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”

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  • Jeremiah 40:2–3

    The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,

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  • 2 Chronicles 7:20–22

    then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.

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  • Jeremiah 7:20

    Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:24–28

    So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’

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