Ezekiel 6:7

6:7 The slain will fall among you and then you will know that I am the Lord. ¹ 

Ezekiel 39:22

39:22 Then the house of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward.

Jeremiah 24:7

24:7 I will give them the desire to acknowledge that I ²  am the Lord. I will be their God and they will be my people. For they will wholeheartedly ³  return to me.’

Joel 3:17

The Lord’s Presence in Zion

3:17 You will be convinced ⁴  that I the Lord am your God,

dwelling on Zion, my holy mountain.

Jerusalem ⁵  will be holy –

conquering armies ⁶  will no longer pass through it.

¹ sn The phrase you will know that I am the Lord concludes over sixty oracles in the book of Ezekiel and indicates the ultimate goal of God’s action. The phrase is often used in the book of Exodus as well (Exod 7:5; 14:4, 18). By Ezekiel’s day the people had forgotten that the Lord (Yahweh) was their covenant God and had turned to other gods. They had to be reminded that Yahweh alone deserved to be worshiped because only he possessed the power to meet their needs. Through judgment and eventually deliverance, Israel would be reminded that Yahweh alone held their destiny in his hands.

² tn Heb “I will give them a heart to know me that I am the Lord.” For the use of “heart” here referring to “inclinations, resolutions, and determinations of the will” see BDB 525 s.v. לֵב 4 and compare the usage in 2 Chr 12:14. For the use of “know” to mean “acknowledge” see BDB 384 s.v. יָדַע Qal.1.f and compare the usage in Jer 39:4. For the construction “know ‘someone’ that he…” = “know that ‘someone’…” see GKC 365 §117.h and compare the usage in 2 Sam 3:25.

³ tn Heb “with all their heart.”

⁴ tn Heb “know.”

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁶ tn Heb “strangers” or “foreigners.” In context, this refers to invasions by conquering armies.