Ezekiel 12:20

20 All the cities and villages will be emptied out and the fields destroyed. Then you'll realize that I am God.'"

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 meals shaking in your boots, drink your water trembling with fear.

19 Tell the people of this land, everyone living in Jerusalem and Israel, God's Message: 'You'll eat your meals shaking in your boots and drink your water in terror because your land is going to be stripped bare as punishment for the brutality rampant in it.

20 All the cities and villages will be emptied out and the fields destroyed. Then you'll realize that I am God.'"

21 God's Message came to me:

22 "Son of man, what's this proverb making the rounds in the land of Israel that says, 'Everything goes on the same as ever; all the prophetic warnings are false alarms'?