Ezekiel 20:46

“You human, turn toward the south. Preach about what will happen to that dry land, to the forest there.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

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;

In Context

45Yahweh gave me another message. He said,

47Say to the forest in the south part of Israel: 'Listen to this message that Yahweh the Lord is saying about you: “I am about to start a fire in your midst, and it will burn up all your trees, both the green trees and the withered/dry trees. Nothing will extinguish the blazing flames. And the fire will scorch the faces of everyone who lives in that area, from the south to the north.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:2I wish/desire that my teaching will fall on you like rain drops or be like dew on the ground, and be like a gentle rain on the young plants, like showers on the grass.

Isaiah 30:6I received from Yahweh this message about the animals in the southern part of Judah: That area is one where people experience a lot of troubles and difficulties, an area where there are male and female lions and various kinds of poisonous snakes. Caravans go through that area taking donkeys and camels loaded with valuable goods. They are taking them to Egypt to seek for protection by the army of Egypt, but it will be useless.

Jeremiah 22:7I will summon enemy troops who will destroy this palace; each of their soldiers will use his own tools to wreck the building. They will cut into pieces the beautiful big cedar beams and throw them into a fire.”

Ezekiel 6:2“You human, turn toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy about what will happen to them, and say,

Ezekiel 21:2“You human, turn toward Jerusalem. Preach about what will happen to the temple there. Preach about what will happen to the Israeli people.

Micah 2:6The people who heard me say that replied to me, “Do not prophesy such things! Do not say that Yahweh is going to humiliate us by causing us to experience disasters!”

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 →

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