"And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched." — Ezekiel 20:48

Ezekiel 20:48 · KJV

“And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.”

— Ezekiel 20:48

And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.

Verse 49

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

Ezekiel 20 — Context

Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop {thy word} toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?

Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:24-28

Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what {meaneth} the heat of this great anger?

Lamentations 2:16-17

All thine enemies have opened their mouth against thee: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed {her} up: certainly this {is} the day that we looked for; we have found, we have seen {it}.

2 Chronicles 7:20-22

Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it {to be} a proverb and a byword among all nations.

Jeremiah 40:2-3

And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, The LORD thy God hath pronounced this evil upon this place.

Jeremiah 7:20

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, mine anger and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched.

Isaiah 26:11

LORD, {when} thy hand is lifted up, they will not see: {but} they shall see, and be ashamed for {their} envy at the people; yea, the fire of thine enemies shall devour them. {at...: or, toward thy people}