Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; Treasury of Scripture set Ezekiel 4:7 Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it. Ezekiel 6:2 Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, toward. Towards Judea, which lay south of Mesopotamia, where the prophet now dwelt. and drop Ezekiel 21:2 Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop your word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, Deuteronomy 32:2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain on the tender herb... Job 29:22 After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped on them. Amos 7:16 Now therefore hear you the word of the LORD: You say, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not your word against the house of Isaac. Micah 2:6 Prophesy you not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. the forest The city of Jerusalem, as full of inhabitants as the forest is of trees. Jeremiah 13:19 The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open them: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it... Jeremiah 22:7 And I will prepare destroyers against you, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down your choice cedars... Zechariah 11:1,2 Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour your cedars...
Context A Prophecy Against the South
45Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 46Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field; 47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus said the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Does he not speak parables? Parallel Verses American Standard Version
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;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, set thy face against the way of the south, and drop towards the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field.
Darby Bible Translation
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop words against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
King James Bible
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;
Young's Literal Translation
Son of man, set thy face the way of Teman, and prophesy unto the south, and prophesy unto the forest of the field -- the south;
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