Eze 33:24-29, Luk 21:23-24 | ESV | STEP | Son of man , the inhabitants of these waste places in the land of Israel keep saying , Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land ; but we are many ; the land is surely given us to possess .

Ezekiel 33:24-29

24 ^a“Son of man, the inhabitants of these ^bwaste places in the land of Israel keep saying, ^c‘Abraham was only one man, yet he got possession of the land; but ^dwe are many; the land is surely given us to possess.’ 25 Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord God: ^eYou eat flesh with the blood and ^flift up your eyes to your idols and ^gshed blood; shall you then possess the land? 26 ^hYou rely on the sword, ⁱyou commit abominations, and ^jeach of you defiles his neighbor’s wife; shall you then possess the land? 27 Say this to them, Thus says the Lord God: ^kAs I live, surely those who are in ^lthe waste places shall fall by ^mthe sword, and whoever is in the open field I will give to ⁿthe beasts to be devoured, and those who are in ^ostrongholds and in caves shall die by ^ppestilence. 28 ^qAnd I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and ^rher proud might shall come to an end, and ^sthe mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through. 29 ^tThen they will know that I am the Lord, when I have made the land a desolation and a waste because of all their abominations that they have committed.

Luke 21:23-24

23 ^uAlas for women who are pregnant and for those who are nursing infants in those days! For there will be great distress upon the earth and ^vwrath against this people. 24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and ^wbe led captive among all nations, and ^xJerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles, ^yuntil the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.