Bible Strands
Ezekiel 20:48
Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD speaks through Ezekiel immediately after pronouncing judgment over the forest of the Negev, concluding the oracle about the unquenchable fire.
The words — וְרָאוּ (ve-ra'u) means "and they will see," and בִּעַרְתִּי (bi'arti) means "I have kindled," anchoring the declaration in divine action and universal visibility.
The thread — This motif of universal observation of divine judgment appears in Deuteronomy 29:24, 2 Chronicles 7:20, and Isaiah 26:11, where nations or observers witness God's wrath or zeal.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to acknowledge that the coming destruction is directly initiated by Yahweh and will be unmistakably recognized by all observers.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 29:24 So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
- 2 Chronicles 7:20 then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
- Isaiah 26:11 O 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!
- Jeremiah 7:20 Therefore 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 of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
- Jeremiah 40:2 The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,
- Lamentations 2:16 All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”