Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

And the cities being inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and they knew that I am Jehovah.

New American Standard Bible

The inhabited cities will be laid waste and the land will be a desolation. So you will know that I am the Lord.”’”

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The inhabited cities will be destroyed, and the land will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am Yahweh.”

International Standard Version

The towns that are inhabited will lie in ruins, because the land will be devastated. Then they'll learn that I am the LORD."'"

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

The cities that are inhabited will be in ruins and the land will be deserted; and you will know [without any doubt] that I am the Lord.”’”

Bible in Basic English

And the peopled towns will be made waste, and the land will become a wonder; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

Darby Translation

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

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And {the inhabited cites will be desolate}, and the land will be a desolation, and you will know that I [am] Yahweh." '"

Modern King James verseion

And the cities that have people shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate. And you shall know that I am Jehovah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the cities that now be well occupied, shall be void, and the land desolate: that ye may know how that I am the LORD.'"

NET Bible

The inhabited towns will be left in ruins and the land will be devastated. Then you will know that I am the Lord.'"

New Heart English Bible

The cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and you shall know that I am the LORD.'"

The Emphasized Bible

Yea the cities that are inhabited I shall be laid waste, And the land, shall become m astonish- men, - So shall ye know that, I am Yahweh.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the cities
עיר ער עיר 
`iyr 
Usage: 1094

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

חרב חרב 
Charab 
Usage: 40

and the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

שׁממה שׁממה 
Sh@mamah 
Usage: 57

References

Watsons

Tin

Context Readings

Ezekiel Dramatizes Israel's Anxiety

19 And say to the people of the land, Thus said the Lord Jehovah to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to the land of Israel: they shall eat their bread with dread, and they shall drink their waters with astonishment, that her land shall be laid waste from her fulness from the violence of all dwelling in her. 20 And the cities being inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be a desolation; and they knew that I am Jehovah. 21 And the word of Jehovah was to me, saying,



Cross References

Isaiah 7:23-24

And it was in that day every place shall be where shall be there a thousand vines for a thousand of silver, for sharp points and thorns shall it be.

Jeremiah 4:7

The lion came up from his thicket, and destroying, he broke up the nations; he went forth from his place to set thy land for a desolation; thy cities shall be laid waste from none inhabiting.

Isaiah 3:26

And her entrances sighed and mourned; and being clean, she shall sit upon the earth.

Jeremiah 25:9

Behold me sending, and I took all the families of the north, says Jehovah, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel, my servant, and I brought them against this land and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations round about, and I devoted them to destruction, and I set them for a desolation and for a hissing, and for perpetual wastes.

Isaiah 24:3

Being emptied, the land shall be emptied: and being plundered, it shall be plundered: for Jehovah spake this word.

Isaiah 24:12

Desolation was left in the city, and the gate shall be struck in ruins.

Isaiah 64:10-11

The cities of thy holy place were desert; Zion was a desert., Jerusalem a desolation.

Jeremiah 4:23-29

I saw the earth, and behold, emptiness and a void; and to the heavens, and no lights.

Jeremiah 12:10-12

Many shepherds destroyed my vineyard, they trod down my portion, they gave the portion of my desire for a desert of desolation.

Jeremiah 16:9

For thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel: Behold me causing to cease from this place to your eyes and in your days the voice of gladness and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.

Jeremiah 19:11

And say to them, Thus said Jehovah of armies: According to this will I break this people and this city, as he will break the potter's vessel which shall not be able to be healed any more: and in Tophet shall they bury, from not a place to bury.

Jeremiah 24:8-10

And as the evil figs which shall not be eaten from being evil; for thus said Jehovah, So will I give Zedekiah king of Judah, and his chiefs, and the remainder of Jerusalem, those remaining in this land, and those dwelling in the land of Egypt:

Jeremiah 34:22

Behold me commanding, says Jehovah; and I turned them back to this city, and they warred against it and took it, and burnt it in fire: and the cities of Judah will I give to desolation from none inhabiting.

Lamentations 5:18

For mount Zion was laid waste, the foxes went upon it.

Ezekiel 15:6

For this, thus said the Lord Jehovah: As the tree of the vine upon the tree of the forest which I gave it to the fire for consuming, thus I gave the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 15:8

And I gave the land a desolation, because they transgressed a transgression, says the Lord Jehovah.

Daniel 9:17

And now, O our God, hear to the prayer of thy servant, and his supplications, and cause thy face to shine upon thy desolated holy place, for sake of Jehovah.

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