Ezekiel 12:20

20 The inhabited cities will be laid waste, the land left desolate, and you will know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 12:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 12:20

And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste
Not only the city of Jerusalem, but the other cities of Judea; as they were by the Chaldeans, which were then full of inhabitants: and the land shall be desolate;
the whole land of Judea be destitute of men and cattle, and lie uncultivated, and become barren and unfruitful: and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord;
who were then captives in Babylon, as well as those who should be dispersed among the nations would; see ( Ezekiel 12:15 Ezekiel 12:16 ) .

Ezekiel 12:20 In-Context

18 Human one, eat your bread in trembling, and drink your water in anxious agitation.

19 Say to the land's people, The LORD God proclaims to those living in Jerusalem regarding Israel's fertile land: As they anxiously eat up their bread and drink up their water in dismay, the land will be emptied of everything in it because of the violence of all who live there.

20 The inhabited cities will be laid waste, the land left desolate, and you will know that I am the LORD.

21 The LORD's word came to me:

22 Human one, what is this proverb of your people concerning Israel's fertile land? They say, "The days go by, and every vision vanishes."