Ezekiel 20:48

And all flesh shall see, that I the Lord have kindled it, and it shall not be quenched.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

47And any to the south forest: Hear the word of the Lord: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will kindle a fire in thee, and will burn in thee every green tree, and every dry tree: the dame of the fire shall not be quenched: and every face shall be burned in it, from the south even to the north.

49And I said: Ah, ah, ah, O Lord God: they say of me: Doth not this man speak by parables?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:24And all the nations shall say: Why hath the Lord done thus to this land? what meaneth this exceeding great heat of his wrath?

Isaiah 26:11Lord, let thy hand be exalted, and let them not see: let the envious people see, and be confounded: and let fire devour thy enemies.

Jeremiah 40:2And the general of the army taking Jeremias, said to him: The Lord thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place,

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:46-49

Judgment and Mercy. ( b. c. 592.) 45 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord ; Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned… Read the whole commentary →

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