Ezekiel 20:46
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [words] against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
45And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as rain, My speech flow down as dew, As small rain upon the tender herb, And as showers on the grass.
Isaiah 30:6The burden of the beasts of the south: Through a land of trouble and anguish, whence come the lioness and lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches upon the shoulders of asses, and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to the people that shall not profit [them].
Jeremiah 22:7And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons; and they shall cut down the choice of thy cedars, and cast [them] into the fire.
Ezekiel 6:2Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Ezekiel 21:2Son of man, set thy face against Jerusalem, and drop [words] against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
Micah 2:6Prophesy ye not, they prophesy. If they do not prophesy to these, the ignominy will 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 →