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All flesh shall see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.

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God's Public Judgment

Commentators explain that the phrase "all flesh shall see" means God's judgment would be so evident that not just Judah, but all surrounding nations would recognize it as a divine act. The destruction would serve as an undeniable, public demonstration of the Lord's power.

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Ezekiel

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Ezekiel 20:45–49

18th Century

Theologian

This paragraph is, in the Hebrew text, Septuagint, and Vulgate, the beginning of Ezekiel 21:0, to which it belongs, as it contains a prophecy deliv…

John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 20:48

17th Century

Pastor

And all flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it
Not only the inhabitants of Jerusalem and Judea should see t…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 20:45–49

17th Century

Minister

Judah and Jerusalem had been full of people, like a forest of trees, but empty of fruit. God's word prophesies against those who do not produce the…