Ezekiel 20:48 “Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will no…”

Ezekiel 20:48

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

World English Bible

All flesh will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it. It will not be quenched.”’”

American Standard Version

And all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.

Geneva Bible 1599

And all flesh shall see, that I the Lord haue kindled it, and it shall not bee quenched. Then saide I, Ah Lord God, they say of me, Doeth not he speake parables?

Darby Translation

And all flesh shall see that I Jehovah have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

Young's Literal Translation

And seen have all flesh, that I, Jehovah, have kindled it — it is not quenched.'

Bible in Basic English

And all flesh will see that I the Lord have had it lighted: it will not be put out.

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Cross references

“And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.”

Deuteronomy 29:24–28 2 Chronicles 7:20–22 Isaiah 26:11 Jeremiah 40:2 Jeremiah 40:3 Lamentations 2:16

Deuteronomy 29:24–28 · BSB

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

2 Chronicles 7:20–22 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 26:11 · BSB

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!

Jeremiah 40:2 · BSB

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

Jeremiah 40:3 · BSB

and now the LORD has fulfilled it; He has done just as He said. Because you people have sinned against the LORD and have not obeyed His voice, this thing has happened to you.

Lamentations 2:16 · BSB

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!”

Also

Jeremiah 7:20

Jeremiah 7:20 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

47Say 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.

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

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