Ezekiel 12:20
World English Bible (WEB)
The cities that are inhabited will be laid waste, and the land will be a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”’”
In context
18 “Son of man, eat your bread with quaking, and drink your water with trembling and with fearfulness.
19 Tell the people of the land, ‘The Lord GOD says concerning the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the land of Israel: “They will eat their bread with fearfulness and drink their water in dismay, that her land may be desolate, and all that is therein, because of the violence of all those who dwell therein.
20 The cities that are inhabited will be laid waste, and the land will be a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”’”
21 The LORD’s word came to me, saying,
22 “Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel, saying, ‘The days are prolonged, and every vision fails’?
Ezekiel 12:20 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The cities that are inhabited will be laid waste, and the land will be a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.”’”
- KJV King James Version
- And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the cities that are inhabited are laid waste, and the land is a desolation, and ye have known that I [am] Jehovah.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.