Ezekiel 32:15

15 When I make Egypt a desolate wasteland and destroy all who live there, they will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 32:15 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 32:15

When I shall make the land of Egypt desolate
The cities being demolished, the inhabitants destroyed with the sword, or carried captive: and the country shall be destitute of that whereof it was full;
men and cattle, corn and other fruits of the earth, wealth and riches, pomp and grandeur: when I shall smite all them that dwell therein;
with the sword of the Chaldeans: then shall they know that I am the Lord
for God is known in the perfections of his nature, omnipotence, omniscience, holiness, justice, &c. by the judgments he executes; for this is not to be understood of a spiritual knowledge of him, but of a terrible conviction of the truth of his being and attributes, by the awful dispensations of his providence.

Ezekiel 32:15 In-Context

13 I will slaughter your cattle at every water hole. There will be no people or cattle to muddy the water any more.
14 I will let your waters settle and become clear and let your rivers run calm. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken.
15 When I make Egypt a desolate wasteland and destroy all who live there, they will know that I am the Lord.
16 This solemn warning will become a funeral song. The women of the nations will sing it to mourn for Egypt and all its people. I, the Sovereign Lord, have spoken."
17 On the fifteenth day of the first month of the twelfth year of our exile, the Lord spoke to me.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.