46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop words against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;


In Context

43 And there shall ye remember your ways, and all your doings, wherein ye have been defiled; and ye shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils which ye have committed.

44 And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.

45 And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

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;

47 and say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of Jehovah. Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flashing flame shall not be quenched; and all that it meets from the south to the north shall be burned thereby.

48 And all flesh shall see that I Jehovah have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.

Ezekiel 20:46 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [thy word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

20:46"Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest of the southland.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

20:46Son 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

20:46Son 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;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

20:46Son 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;

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:46Son of man, set thy face towards the south, and drop thy word towards the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

20:46Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop [your word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

20:46Son of man, set thy face the way of Teman, and prophesy unto the south, and prophesy unto the forest of the field — the south;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

20:46Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;