Ezekiel 20:48

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

Noyes Bible

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 say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah! Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will kindle in thee a fire, which shall devour every green tree and every dry tree within thee; the fierce flame shall not be quenched, and all parts from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

49And I said, Ah, Lord Jehovah, they say of me, “Doth he not speak in parables?”

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Cross References

Isaiah 26:11Thy hand, O Jehovah, is lifted up, yet do they not see; But they shall see with shame thy zeal for thy people; Yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.

Jeremiah 40:2And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him: “Jehovah, thy God, pronounced this evil against 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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