Ezekiel 33:29

Judgment

²⁷ Say thou thus unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; As I live, surely they that are in the wastes shall fall by the sword, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be devoured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence.

²⁸ For I will lay the land most desolate, and the pomp of her strength shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, that none shall pass through.

Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

³⁰ Also, thou son of man, the children of thy people still are talking against thee by the walls and in the doors of the houses, and speak one to another, every one to his brother, saying, Come, I pray you, and hear what is the word that cometh forth from the LORD.

³¹ And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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.

Compare

BSB: Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’
KJV: Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.
WEB: Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment because of all their abominations which they have committed.”’
ASV: Then shall they know that I am Jehovah, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their abominations which they have committed.
DARBY: And they shall know that I [am] Jehovah, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment because of all their abominations which they have committed.
BLB: And they will know that I [am] YHWH, in My giving the land as a desolation and a horror, because of all their abominations that they have done.’

ÅB: Og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren, når jeg gjør landet til en ørken, en ødemark, for alle de avskyelige tings skyld som de har gjort.
OTB: Da skal de vite at jeg er Herren, når jeg har gjort landet til en øde ørken på grunn av alle de avskyeligheter de har begått.'
B1930: Og de skal kjenne at jeg er Herren, når jeg gjør landet til en ørken, en ødemark, for alle de vederstyggelige tings skyld som de har gjort.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Ezekiel 6:7
And the slain shall fall in the midst of you, and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
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2 Chronicles 36:14–17
Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.
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Exodus 14:18
And the Egyptians shall know that I am the LORD, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen.
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Ezekiel 7:27
The king shall mourn, and the prince shall be clothed with desolation, and the hands of the people of the land shall be troubled: I will do unto them after their way, and according to their deserts will I judge them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Ezekiel 23:49
And they shall recompense your lewdness upon you, and ye shall bear the sins of your idols: and ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
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Micah 6:9–12
The LORD’s voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
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Ezekiel 25:11
And I will execute judgments upon Moab; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
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Jeremiah 5:25–31
Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.
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