Ezekiel 12:20

20 And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

Ezekiel 12:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:20

And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste
Not only the city of Jerusalem, but the other cities of Judea; as they were by the Chaldeans, which were then full of inhabitants: and the land shall be desolate;
the whole land of Judea be destitute of men and cattle, and lie uncultivated, and become barren and unfruitful: and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord;
who were then captives in Babylon, as well as those who should be dispersed among the nations would; see ( Ezekiel 12:15 Ezekiel 12:16 ) .

Ezekiel 12:20 In-Context

18 "Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink water with trembling and with fearfulness;

19 and say of the people of the land, Thus says the Lord GOD concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread with fearfulness, and drink water in dismay, because their land will be stripped of all it contains, on account of the violence of all those who dwell in it.

20 And the inhabited cities shall be laid waste, and the land shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD."

21 And the word of the LORD came to me:

22 "Son of man, what is this proverb that you have about the land of Israel, saying, 'The days grow long, and every vision comes to nought'?