KJV ORIGINAL
I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt know that I am the LORD.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
I'm going to turn your cities into ruins, and you'll be left with nothing. Then you'll finally understand that I am the LORD.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes God lets everything fall apart so we remember who's really in charge.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The prophet Ezekiel wrote this book primarily to the Jewish exiles living in Babylon during the early to mid-6th century BCE. It was written to condemn Edom for its hostility and opportunistic actions against Judah during Jerusalem's destruction and the subsequent exile.
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