Ezekiel 20:48

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

World English 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

47Tell the forest of the south, ‘Hear the LORD’s word: The Lord GOD says, “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree. The burning flame will not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north will be burned by it.

49Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:24Even all the nations will say, “Why has the LORD done this to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?”

Isaiah 26:11LORD, your hand is lifted up, yet they don’t see; but they will see your zeal for the people and be disappointed. Yes, fire will consume your adversaries.

Jeremiah 40:2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God pronounced this evil on 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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