וְהֶעָרִ֤ים הַנּֽוֹשָׁבוֹת֙ תֶּחֱרַ֔בְנָה וְהָאָ֖רֶץ שְׁמָמָ֣ה תִֽהְיֶ֑ה וִֽידַעְתֶּ֖ם כִּֽי־אֲנִ֥י יְהוָֽה׃ (פ)
And the cities that are inhabited shall be laid waste, and the land shall be desolate; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.’
Read midrashic interpretation of Ezekiel 12:20: and classical rabbinic exegesis.