All flesh will see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it. It will not be quenched.” ’ ”
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All flesh will see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it. It will not be quenched.” ’ ”
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And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
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(21-4) And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.'
Cross-references (6)
Passages linked to Ezekiel 20:48 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 29:24-28 Even all the nations will say, “Why has Yahweh done this to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?” Then men will say, “Because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt, and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they didn’t know and that he had not given to them. Therefore Yahweh’s anger burned against this land, to bring on it all the curses that are written in this book. Yahweh rooted them out of their land in anger, in wrath, and in great indignation, and thrust them into another land, as it is today.”
- 2 Chronicles 7:20-22 then I will pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will cast out of my sight, and I will make it a proverb and a byword among all peoples. This house, which is so high, everyone who passes by it shall be astonished, and shall say, ‘Why has Yahweh done this to this land and to this house?’ They shall answer, ‘Because they abandoned Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and took other gods, worshiped them, and served them. Therefore he has brought all this evil on them.’ ”
- Isaiah 26:11 Yahweh, 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 7:20 Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: “Behold, my anger and my wrath will be poured out on this place, on man, on animal, on the trees of the field, and on the fruit of the ground; and it will burn and will not be quenched.”
- Jeremiah 40:2-3 The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, “Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place; and Yahweh has brought it, and done according as he spoke. Because you have sinned against Yahweh, and have not obeyed his voice, therefore this thing has come on you.
- Lamentations 2:16-17 All your enemies have opened their mouth wide against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth. They say, “We have swallowed her up. Certainly this is the day that we looked for. We have found it. We have seen it.” Yahweh has done that which he planned. He has fulfilled his word that he commanded in the days of old. He has thrown down, and has not pitied. He has caused the enemy to rejoice over you. He has exalted the horn of your adversaries.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain The people said that the Prophet spake darkly: therefore…
The people said that the Prophet spake darkly: therefore he desireth the Lord to give them a plain declaration thereof.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 20:48 And all flesh shall see that I…
Eze 20:48 And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
Ver. 48. That I the Lord.] Who myself am a consuming fire. {Heb 12:29}
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain That is, all the nations round about, near to…
That is, all the nations round about, near to them, shall clearly see, openly own it, as God’s own work, both kindling this fire, and continuing it till it hath consumed all which God would destroy by it.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 48. All flesh] All the people shall see…
Verse 48. All flesh] All the people shall see that this war is a judgment of the Lord.
It shall not be quenched.] Till the whole land shall be utterly ruined.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 48. I the Lord have kindled it — These…
48. I the Lord have kindled it — These internal wars are controlled and directed and overruled by the King of the world.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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Yahweh continues giving Ezekiel his message to the forest of the Negev.
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all flesh will see
Here the word "flesh" represents all humans. The idiom to "see" means to understand. AT: "all people will understand" (See: Metonymy and Idiom)
it will not be quenched
This can be stated in active form. AT: "it will not go out" or "no one will quench it" (See: Active or Passive)
Alas
a word that expresses distress or grief
Is he not a mere teller of parables?
The people use this question to insult Ezekiel and dismiss what he is telling them. AT: "He is merely telling parables" (See: Rhetorical Question)
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