Ezekiel 20:46
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
45And the word of LORD came to me, saying,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain. My speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender grass, and as the showers upon the herb.
Isaiah 30:6The burden of the beasts of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of young donkeys, and their tr
Jeremiah 22:7And I will prepare destroyers against thee, each one with his weapons, and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast them into the fire.
Ezekiel 6:2Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy to them,
Ezekiel 21:2Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel.
Micah 2:6Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these, [so] reproaches shall not depart.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 20:46-49
Judgment and Mercy. ( b. c. 592.) 45 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 46 Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the Lord ; Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned… Read the whole commentary →