Ezekiel 12:20
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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.The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
In other translations
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.The inhabited cities will be laid waste, and the land will become desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
Hebrew words
וְהֶעָרִיםvehe'arimand the citiesH5892הַנּוֹשָׁבוֹתhanoshavot<the> inhabitedH3427תֶּחֱרַבְנָהtecheravnahthey will be wasteH2717וְהָאָרֶץveha'aretzand the landH776שְׁמָמָהshemamaha desolationH8077תִהְיֶהtihyehit will becomeH1961וִידַעְתֶּםvida'temand you will knowH3045כִּי־ki-thatH3588אֲנִי'aniIH589יְהוָה׃ פyahweh[am] YahwehH3068
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