And when that which was foretold shall come to pass, (for behold it is coming,) then shall they know that a prophet bath been among them.

And in its coming in, lo, it hath come, And they have known that a prophet hath been in their midst!'

And when this comes about (see, it is coming), then it will be clear to them that a prophet has been among them.

And when what has been predicted occurs, for behold it is approaching, then they shall know that a prophet was among them."

And when this - But when this.

When this cometh to pass - then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them - What I have predicted, (and it is even now at the doors), then they will be convinced that there was a prophet among them, by whose ministry they did not profit as they ought.

And when this cometh to pass,.... The prophecy before delivered out, concerning the desolations in the land of Israel, by the sword, pestilence, and wild beasts:
lo, it will come; whatever is predicted by the Lord; in the mouth of his prophets, certainly comes to pass: then shall they know that a prophet hath been among them; and acknowledge it; and particularly that Ezekiel was one, a true prophet of the Lord, by the exact accomplishment of his predictions.

when this cometh to pass--when My predictions are verified.
lo, it will come--rather, "lo it is come" (see Ezekiel 33:22).
know--experimentally, and to their cost.
Having in the thirty-third chapter laid down repentance as the necessary preliminary to happier times for the people, He now promises the removal of the false shepherds as preparatory to the raising up of the Good Shepherd.