Ezekiel 12:20

Easy To Read Version

Many people live in your cities now—but those cities will be ruined. Your whole country will be destroyed! Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

Cross References

Isaiah 24:12

Only destruction is left for the city. Even the gates are crushed.

Isaiah 24:3

All the people will be forced out of the land. The wealth will all be taken. This will happen because the Lord commanded it.

Jeremiah 16:9

The Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel says these things: ‘I will soon stop the sounds of people having fun. I will stop the happy sounds people make during a wedding party. This will happen during your lifetime. I will do these things quickly.’

Jeremiah 19:11

At that time, say these things: ‘The Lord All-Powerful says, I will break the nation of Judah and the city of Jerusalem just like someone breaking a clay jar! This jar can’t be put back together again. It will be the same for the nation of Judah. The dead people will be buried here in Topheth until there is no more room.

Jeremiah 25:9

So I will soon send for all the family groups of the north. {\cf2\super [202]} ” This message is from the Lord. “I will soon send for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He is my servant. I will bring those people against the land of Judah and against the people of Judah. I will bring them against all the nations around you too. I will destroy all of those countries. I will make those lands like an empty desert forever. People will see those countries, and whistle at how badly they were destroyed.

Jeremiah 34:22

But I will give the order,’ this message is from the Lord, ‘to bring the Babylonian army back to Jerusalem. That army will fight against Jerusalem. They will capture it and set it on fire and burn it down. And I will destroy the cities in the land of Judah. Those cities will become empty deserts. No people will live there.’”

Jeremiah 4:7

A lion has come out of his cave.\par A destroyer of nations has begun to march.\par He has left his home\par to destroy your land.\par Your towns will be destroyed.\par There will be no people left to live in them.\par

Lamentations 5:18

Mount Zion is a wasteland.\par Foxes run around on Mount Zion.\par

Ezekiel 12:15

Then those people will know that I am the Lord. They will know that I scattered them among the nations. They will know that I forced them to go to other countries.

Ezekiel 12:21

Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,

Ezekiel 36:3

“So speak to the mountains of Israel for me. Tell them that the Lord and Master says these things, ‘The enemy destroyed your cities and attacked you from every direction. They did this so you would belong to the other nations. Then people talked and whispered about you.’”

Daniel 9:17

“Now, Lord, listen to my prayer. I am your servant. Listen to my prayer for help. Do good things for your holy place. {\cf2\super [103]} That building was destroyed. But Master, do these good things for your own good.

Leviticus 26:31

I will destroy your cities. I will make your holy places empty. I will stop smelling your offerings.

Leviticus 26:33

I will scatter you among the nations. I will pull out my sword and destroy you. Your land will become empty and your cities will be destroyed.