Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have laid the land most desolate because of all their abominations which they have committed.

And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall have made their land waste and desolate, for all their abominations which they have committed.

And they have known that I am Jehovah, In My making the land a desolation and an astonishment, For all their abominations that they have done.

Then they will be certain that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a waste and a cause of wonder, because of all the disgusting things which they have done,

Then shall they know that I am the LORD, when I have made the land most desolate, because of all their abominations which they have committed.

And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have made their land desolate and deserted, because of all their abominations, which they have worked.

Then shall they know that I am the Lord,.... An omniscient Being, that could foresee and foretell what would come to pass; and omnipotent, able to do whatever he pleased, and true and faithful to his word; and a sovereign Lord, whose will cannot be resisted; this they should see, own, and acknowledge:
when I have laid the land most desolate, because of all their abominations which they have committed: for though he is a sovereign Lord, yet he does not execute his judgments in an arbitrary way, merely cause it is his will, but because of the abominable sins committed by men, which provoke the eyes of his glory.