20And the cities that are now inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate: and you shall know that I am the Lord.


In Context

17 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

18 Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble: and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow.

19 And say to the people of the land: Thus saith the Lord God to them that dwell in Jerusalem in the land of Israel: They shall eat their bread in care, and drink their water in desolation: that the land may become desolate from the multitude that is therein, for the iniquity of all that dwell therein.

20 And the cities that are now inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate: and you shall know that I am the Lord.

21 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

22 Son of man, what is this proverb that you have in the land of Israel? saying: The days shall be prolonged, and every vision shall fail.

Ezekiel 12:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:20The inhabited towns will be laid waste and the land will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD .' "

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:20And the cities that are inhabited are laid waste, and the land is a desolation, and ye have known that I am Jehovah.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:20And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am the LORD.