Ezekiel 20:46
(21:2) Son of man, set thy face in the direction toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the south.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
45(21:1) And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as heavy rains upon the grass, and as showers upon herbs.
Isaiah 30:6The doom of the beasts of the south: Through the land of trouble and anguish, whence come the lioness and the lion, the viper and flying dragons, they will carry upon the shoulders of young asses their riches, and upon the humps of camels their treasures, to a people that cannot profit.
Jeremiah 22:7And I will make ready against thee destroyers, 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 against the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Ezekiel 21:2(21:7) Son of man, direct thy face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
Micah 2:6“Preach not;” [but] they shall preach: they shall not preach [indeed] to these, that reproach may not overtake them.
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 →