John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 12:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, &c.] Not only the city of Jerusalem, but the other cities of Judea; as they were by the Chaldeans, which were then full of inhabitants: and the land shall be desolate; the whole land of Judea be destitute of men and cattle, and lie uncultivated, and become barren and unfruitful: and ye shall know that I [am] the Lord; who were then captives in Babylon, as well as those who should be dispersed among the nations would; (see <261215>Ezekiel 12:15,16).

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