Ezekiel 33:29

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“Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’”

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BSBPD

“Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land a desolate waste because of all the abominations they have committed.’”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then shall they know that I am the Lord, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then shall they know that I am Jehovah, when I have made the land a desolation and an astonishment, because of all their abominations which they have committed.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“And they have known that I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah, In My making the land a desolation and an astonishment, For all their abominations that they have done.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 33:29 — 22 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 14:18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
  2. 2 Kings 17:9The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.
  3. 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
  4. Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah
  5. Psalms 83:17May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace.
  6. Jeremiah 5:1“Go up and down the streets of Jerusalem. Look now and take note; search her squares. If you can find a single person, anyone who acts justly, anyone who seeks the truth, then I will forgive the city.
  7. Jeremiah 5:25Your iniquities have diverted these from you; your sins have deprived you of My bounty.
  8. Ezekiel 5:9Because of all your abominations, I will do to you what I have never done before and will never do again.
  9. Ezekiel 6:7The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.
  10. Ezekiel 6:11This is what the Lord GOD says: Clap your hands, stomp your feet, and cry out “Alas!” because of all the wicked abominations of the house of Israel, who will fall by sword and famine and plague.
  11. Ezekiel 7:4I will not look on you with pity, nor will I spare you, but I will punish you for your ways and for the abominations among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’
  12. Ezekiel 7:27The king will mourn, the prince will be clothed with despair, and the hands of the people of the land will tremble. I will deal with them according to their conduct, and I will judge them by their own standards. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”
  13. Ezekiel 8:6“Son of man,” He said to me, “do you see what they are doing—the great abominations that the house of Israel is committing—to drive Me far from My sanctuary? Yet you will see even greater abominations.”
  14. Ezekiel 15:7And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD.
  15. Ezekiel 15:8Thus I will make the land desolate, because they have acted unfaithfully,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
  16. Ezekiel 22:2“As for you, son of man, will you judge her? Will you pass judgment on the city of bloodshed? Then confront her with all her abominations
  17. Ezekiel 22:25The conspiracy of the princes in her midst is like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They devour the people, seize the treasures and precious things, and multiply the widows within her.
  18. Ezekiel 23:49They will repay you for your indecency, and you will bear the consequences of your sins of idolatry. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’”
  19. Ezekiel 25:11So I will execute judgments on Moab, and they will know that I am the LORD.’
  20. Ezekiel 36:17“Son of man, when the people of Israel lived in their land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds. Their behavior before Me was like the uncleanness of a woman’s impurity.
  21. Micah 6:9The voice of the LORD calls out to the city (and it is sound wisdom to fear Your name): “Heed the rod and the One who ordained it.
  22. Zephaniah 3:1Woe to the city of oppressors, rebellious and defiled!

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