Ezekiel 20:48

Then everyone will recognize that it was me, the Lord, who started the fire, and it won't be put out.”

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

47Tell the forest of the Negev: Listen to the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says: I am going to set you on fire, and it will burn up all your trees, both those that are living and those that are dead. The blaze won't be put out, and everything from the north to the south will be burned.

49But then I said, “Oh no, Lord God! People already say, ‘He's just telling stories!’”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:24Everyone everywhere will ask, “Why did the Lord do this to the country? Why did he get so terribly angry?”

Isaiah 26:11Lord, you are holding your hand up, but they don't see it. Let them see your passionate commitment for your people, and be embarrassed; may the fire reserved for your enemies destroy them!

Jeremiah 40:2When the commander of the guard found Jeremiah he told him, “The Lord your God announced that disaster would come to 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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