Then all people will see that I, the LORD, have kindled it; it will not be quenched.”
Parallel translations
- WEB All flesh shall see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.”’”
- KJV And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
- NKJV All flesh shall see that I, the Lord, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.” ’ ”
- NASB And all mankind will see that I, the Lord, have kindled it; it will not go out.” ’ ”
- NLT And everyone in the world will see that I, the Lord, have set this fire. It will not be put out.’”
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Quick answer
All flesh will see that the Lord has kindled this fire, and it will not be quenched. The judgment will unmistakably reveal God's hand.
Overview
God declares that the coming catastrophe is His own work, not mere chance or human conflict. The visibility 'to all flesh' means the nations will recognize the Lord acting in judgment. The verse drives home that God's judgments serve to make Him known, vindicating His holiness before all people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Jer 40:2–3The captain of the guard found Jeremiah and said to him, “The LORD your God decreed this disaster on this place,
- Lam 2:16–17All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”
- Jer 7:20Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, My anger and My fury will be poured out on this place, on man and beast, on the trees of the field and the produce of the land, and it will burn and not be extinguished.
- 2 Chr 7:20–22then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.
- Isa 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!
- Deut 29:24–28So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
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