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Ezekiel 35:4
leaving your towns in ruins. Your land will be a desert, and then you will know that I am the Lord .
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Christian Standard Bible®
I will turn your cities into ruins,and you will become a desolation.Then you will know that I am the Lord.
I will turn your cities into ruins,and you will become a desolation.Then you will know that I am the Lord.
Hebrew Names Version
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
King James Version
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord .
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord .
English Standard Version
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation, and you shall know that I am the Lord .
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation, and you shall know that I am the Lord .
New American Standard Bible
"I will turn your cities to ruins, And you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
"I will turn your cities to ruins, And you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
New Century Version
I will destroy your cities, and you will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord .
I will destroy your cities, and you will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord .
Amplified Bible
"I will destroy your cities And you will become a wasteland. Then you shall know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD.
"I will destroy your cities And you will become a wasteland. Then you shall know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD.
Geneva Bible (1587)
I wil lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, & thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord.
I wil lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, & thou shalt knowe that I am the Lord.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"I will lay waste your cities And you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
"I will lay waste your cities And you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Legacy Standard Bible
I will lay waste your cities,And you will become a desolation.Then you will know that I am Yahweh.
I will lay waste your cities,And you will become a desolation.Then you will know that I am Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
Complete Jewish Bible
I will make your cities ruins and make you an utter waste, and you will know that I am Adonai .
I will make your cities ruins and make you an utter waste, and you will know that I am Adonai .
Darby Translation
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be a desolation: and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah.
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be a desolation: and thou shalt know that I [am] Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
I will destroy your cities, and you will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord .
I will destroy your cities, and you will become empty. Then you will know that I am the Lord .
George Lamsa Translation
And I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
And I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate, and you shall know that I am the LORD.
Good News Translation
I will leave your cities in ruins And your land desolate; Then you will know that I am the Lord .
I will leave your cities in ruins And your land desolate; Then you will know that I am the Lord .
Lexham English Bible
Your cities I will make ruins, and you will be a desolation, and then you will know that I am Yahweh,
Your cities I will make ruins, and you will be a desolation, and then you will know that I am Yahweh,
Literal Translation
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be a ruin. And they shall know that I am Jehovah.
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be a ruin. And they shall know that I am Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thy cities wil I breake downe, & thou shalt lye voyde: that thou mayest knowe, how that I am the LORDE.
Thy cities wil I breake downe, & thou shalt lye voyde: that thou mayest knowe, how that I am the LORDE.
American Standard Version
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
I will make your towns unpeopled and you will be a waste; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
I will make your towns unpeopled and you will be a waste; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thy cities wyll I laye waste, & thou shalt lye voyde, that thou mayst knowe howe that I am the Lorde,
Thy cities wyll I laye waste, & thou shalt lye voyde, that thou mayst knowe howe that I am the Lorde,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And I will cause desolation in thy cities, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
And I will cause desolation in thy cities, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
English Revised Version
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate; and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
World English Bible
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Y schal distrie thi citees, and thou schalt be forsakun; and thou schalt wite, that Y am the Lord.
Y schal distrie thi citees, and thou schalt be forsakun; and thou schalt wite, that Y am the Lord.
Update Bible Version
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall be desolate; and you shall know that I am Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I [am] the LORD.
New English Translation
I will lay waste your cities; and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord !
I will lay waste your cities; and you will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord !
New King James Version
I shall lay your cities waste, And you shall be desolate. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.
I shall lay your cities waste, And you shall be desolate. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.
New Living Translation
I will demolish your cities and make you desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord .
I will demolish your cities and make you desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord .
New Life Bible
I will destroy your cities, and you will become a waste. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
I will destroy your cities, and you will become a waste. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
New Revised Standard
I lay your towns in ruins; you shall become a desolation, and you shall know that I am the Lord .
I lay your towns in ruins; you shall become a desolation, and you shall know that I am the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy cities, will I lay waste, And thou - a desolation, shalt become, So shalt thou know that I, am Yahweh.
Thy cities, will I lay waste, And thou - a desolation, shalt become, So shalt thou know that I, am Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will destroy thy cities, and thou shalt be desolate: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
I will destroy thy cities, and thou shalt be desolate: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord.
Revised Standard Version
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
I will lay your cities waste, and you shall become a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
Thy cities a waste I make, and thou art a desolation, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.
Thy cities a waste I make, and thou art a desolation, And thou hast known that I [am] Jehovah.
Contextual Overview
1 The Lord said: 2 Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Edom 3 and say to them: I, the Lord God, am now your enemy! And I will turn your nation into an empty wasteland, 4 leaving your towns in ruins. Your land will be a desert, and then you will know that I am the Lord . 5 People of Edom, not only have you been Israel's longtime enemy, you simply watched when disaster wiped out its people as punishment for their sins. 6 And so, as surely as I am the living Lord God, you are guilty of murder and must be put to death. 7 I will destroy your nation and kill anyone who travels through it. 8 Dead bodies will cover your mountains and fill up your valleys, 9 and your land will lie in ruins forever. No one will live in your towns ever again. You will know that I am the Lord .
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
lay: Ezekiel 35:9, Ezekiel 6:6, Joel 3:19, Malachi 1:3, Malachi 1:4
and thou: Ezekiel 35:9, Ezekiel 35:12, Ezekiel 6:7, Exodus 9:14, Exodus 14:4
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 35:15 - shalt
Cross-References
Genesis 35:2
Jacob said to his family and to everyone else who was traveling with him: Get rid of your foreign gods! Then make yourselves acceptable to worship God and put on clean clothes.
Jacob said to his family and to everyone else who was traveling with him: Get rid of your foreign gods! Then make yourselves acceptable to worship God and put on clean clothes.
Genesis 35:4
So everyone gave Jacob their idols and their earrings, and he buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.
So everyone gave Jacob their idols and their earrings, and he buried them under the oak tree near Shechem.
Genesis 35:27
Jacob went to his father Isaac at Hebron, also called Mamre or Kiriath-Arba, where Isaac's father Abraham had lived as a foreigner.
Jacob went to his father Isaac at Hebron, also called Mamre or Kiriath-Arba, where Isaac's father Abraham had lived as a foreigner.
Exodus 32:20
He melted the idol the people had made, and he ground it into powder. He scattered it in their water and made them drink it.
He melted the idol the people had made, and he ground it into powder. He scattered it in their water and made them drink it.
Deuteronomy 7:5
So when you conquer these nations, tear down the altars where they worship their gods. Break up their sacred stones, cut down the poles that they use in worshiping the goddess Asherah, and throw their idols in the fire.
So when you conquer these nations, tear down the altars where they worship their gods. Break up their sacred stones, cut down the poles that they use in worshiping the goddess Asherah, and throw their idols in the fire.
Deuteronomy 7:25
After you conquer a nation, burn their idols. Don't get trapped into wanting the silver or gold on an idol. Even the metal on an idol is disgusting to the Lord ,
After you conquer a nation, burn their idols. Don't get trapped into wanting the silver or gold on an idol. Even the metal on an idol is disgusting to the Lord ,
Judges 9:6
The leaders of Shechem, including the priests and the military officers, met at the tree next to the sacred rock in Shechem to crown Abimelech king.
The leaders of Shechem, including the priests and the military officers, met at the tree next to the sacred rock in Shechem to crown Abimelech king.
Isaiah 2:20
On that day everyone will throw to the rats and bats their idols of silver and gold they made to worship.
On that day everyone will throw to the rats and bats their idols of silver and gold they made to worship.
Isaiah 30:22
Then you will treat your idols of silver and gold like garbage; you will throw them away like filthy rags.
Then you will treat your idols of silver and gold like garbage; you will throw them away like filthy rags.
Hosea 2:13
I'll punish her for the days she worshiped Baal and burned incense to him. I'll punish her for the times she forgot about me and wore jewelry and rings to attract her lovers. I, the Lord , have spoken!
I'll punish her for the days she worshiped Baal and burned incense to him. I'll punish her for the times she forgot about me and wore jewelry and rings to attract her lovers. I, the Lord , have spoken!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
I will lay thy cities waste,.... Such as Dedan, Teman, Bozrah, and other cities of Idumea mentioned in Scripture; and figuratively may design all within the jurisdiction of Rome, the several cities of the antichristian states, called "the cities of the nations"; which will fall at the pouring out of the vials, Revelation 16:19:
and thou shalt be desolate; thoroughly and entirely, and remain so:
and thou shalt know that I am the Lord; that has done all this; that the hand of God was in it; and that this is a punishment inflicted by him, for their sins after mentioned; but not that they should know the Lord spiritually and savingly, and so as to yield obedience to him, and own and acknowledge him to be their God; though this may be the case of a remnant among them; see Revelation 11:13.
