Verse 48

And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

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  • Deut 29:24-28 : 24 Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean? 25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: 26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them: 27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: 28 And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.
  • 2 Chr 7:20-22 : 20 Then I will uproot them from My land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for My name, I will cast out of My sight, and will make it a proverb and a byword among all nations. 21 And this house, which is exalted, shall be an astonishment to everyone who passes by it; so that they will say, Why has the LORD done this to this land and to this house? 22 And they will answer, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity upon them.
  • Isa 26:11 : 11 LORD, when Your hand is lifted up, they will not see; but they will see and be ashamed for their envy of the people; yes, the fire of Your enemies shall devour them.
  • Jer 7:20 : 20 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD; Behold, my anger and my fury will be poured out upon this place, upon man, and upon beast, and upon the trees of the field, and upon the fruit of the ground; and it will burn, and will not be quenched.
  • Jer 40:2-3 : 2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, The LORD your God has pronounced this calamity upon this place. 3 Now the LORD has brought it, and done as He has said: because you have sinned against the LORD, and have not obeyed His voice, therefore this thing has come upon you.
  • Lam 2:16-17 : 16 All your enemies have opened their mouth against you: they hiss and gnash the teeth: they say, We have swallowed her up: certainly, this is the day we looked for; we have found, we have seen it. 17 The Lord has done what He had planned; He has fulfilled His word that He commanded in the days of old: He has thrown down, and has not pitied: and He has caused your enemy to rejoice over you, He has exalted the strength of your adversaries.