Ezekiel 12:20

20 And {the inhabited cites will be desolate}, and the land will be a desolation, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh." '"

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, you must eat your food with trembling, and your water with shuddering, and with anxiety you must drink.

19 And you must say to the people of the land, 'Thus says the Lord Yahweh to the inhabitants of Jerusalem about the land of Israel: "They will eat their food with anxiety and their water they will drink with horror, because their land will be desolate from its fullness because of all the violence of {those who are dwelling in it}.

20 And {the inhabited cites will be desolate}, and the land will be a desolation, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh." '"

21 And the word of Yahweh {came} to me, {saying},

22 "Son of man, what [is] this proverb {you people have} about the land of Israel, {saying}, '{The days are prolonged}, and every vision has come to nothing.'

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "the being inhabited [cities] they will be desolate"