Ezekiel 20:48
in Ezekiel 20Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And all flesh shall see that I, Jehovah, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.
KJV
And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
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This verse in Ezekiel 20
Commentary
4 notes on this verseAnd all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it,.... Not only the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea should see the hand of the Lord in their destruction; but even all the neighbouring nations, the case was so clear and plain, the matter so visible: it shall not be quenched; no stop put to it by all the art and power of man; so that it was a clear point that it was the Lord's doing.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 45 onwards) And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field. And say to the forest of the south: Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord God, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
The occasion of the message which we have in this chapter. That sermon which we had ch. xviii. was occasioned by their presumptuous reflections upon God; this was occasioned by their hypocritical enquiries after him. This prophecy is exactly dated, in the seventh year of the captivity, about two years after Ezekiel began to prophesy.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
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.
The words behind it
9 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְרָאוּ֙ | verau | and they will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בָּשָׂ֔ר | basar | flesh | H1320 → | 270 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אֲנִ֥י | ʾani | I | H589 → | 874 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בִּֽעַרְתִּ֑יהָ | biartiha | I have kindled it | H1197 → | 94 times |
| לֹ֖א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תִּכְבֶּֽה׃ | tikhbeh | it will be extinguished | H3518 → | 24 times |
וְרָאוּ֙and they will see
verauH7200 →1300 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בָּשָׂ֔רflesh
basarH1320 →270 times
כִּ֛יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אֲנִ֥יI
ʾaniH589 →874 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בִּֽעַרְתִּ֑יהָI have kindled it
biartihaH1197 →94 times
לֹ֖אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תִּכְבֶּֽה׃it will be extinguished
tikhbehH3518 →24 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 7:20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 42:18
For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out…
- Lamentations 2:3–5
In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything…
- Isaiah 42:25
So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to…
- Jeremiah 17:27
But if you do not listen to Me to keep the Sabbath day holy by not carrying a load while entering the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day, then I will kindle an…
- Jeremiah 44:6
Therefore My wrath and anger poured out and burned in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, so that they have become the desolate ruin they are today.
- Jeremiah 42:18
Through
Isaiah 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
it leads to
- Hebrews 10:27
but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.
- Micah 5:9
Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.
- Isaiah 5:24
Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected…
- Hebrews 10:27
Where this verse is studied
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About Ezekiel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.