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I will stretch out my hand against them, and wherever they live I will make the land a desolate waste, from the wilderness to Diblah. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

I will not look on you with pity or spare you,but I will punish you for your waysand for your detestable practices within you.Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

The king will mourn;the prince will be clothed in grief;and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.I will deal with them according to their own conduct,and I will judge them by their own standards.Then they will know that I am the Lord.

You will fall by the sword, and I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

so you will know that I am the Lord, whose statutes you have not followed and whose ordinances you have not practiced. Instead, you have acted according to the ordinances of the nations around you.’”

You are to say, ‘I am a sign for you. Just as I have done, it will be done to them; they will go into exile, into captivity.’

They will know that I am the Lord when I disperse them among the nations and scatter them among the countries.

But I will spare a few of them from the sword, famine, and plague, so that among the nations where they go they can tell about all their detestable practices. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

The inhabited cities will be destroyed, and the land will become dreadful. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: You have spoken falsely and had lying visions; that’s why you discover that I am against you. This is the declaration of the Lord God.

My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not be present in the council of my people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, and they will not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord God.

I will demolish the wall you plastered with whitewash and knock it to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

“‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: I am against your magic bands with which you ensnare people like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. I will free the people you have ensnared like birds.

I will also tear off your veils and rescue my people from your hands, so that they will no longer be prey in your hands. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

therefore you will no longer see false visions or practice divination. I will rescue my people from your hands. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

I will turn against that one and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among my people. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

I will turn against them. They may have escaped from the fire, but it will still consume them. And you will know that I am the Lord when I turn against them.

I am therefore going to gather all the lovers you pleased—all those you loved as well as all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose your nakedness to them so they see you completely naked.

I will establish my covenant with you, and you will know that I am the Lord,

Then all the trees of the field will knowthat I am the Lord.I bring down the tall tree,and make the low tree tall.I cause the green tree to witherand make the withered tree thrive.I, the Lord, have spokenand I will do it.’”