Ezekiel 6:7

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

Ezekiel 11:10

11:10 You will die by the sword; I will judge you at the border of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 12:20

12:20 The inhabited towns will be left in ruins and the land will be devastated. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 23:49

23:49 They will repay you for your obscene conduct, and you will be punished for idol worship. ²  Then you will know that I am the sovereign Lord.”

Ezekiel 35:9

35:9 I will turn you into a perpetual desolation, and your cities will not be inhabited. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

Ezekiel 37:13

37:13 Then you will know that I am the Lord, when I open your graves and raise you from your graves, my people.

[6:7]  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.

[23:49]  ² tn Heb “and the sins of your idols you will bear.” By extension it can mean the punishment for the sins.