Ezekiel 20:46-21:2
English Standard Version
46 (A)“Son of man, (B)set your face toward the southland;[a] (C)preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb. 47 Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, Behold, (D)I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every (E)green tree in you and every (F)dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and (G)all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it. 48 (H)All flesh shall see that I the Lord have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.” 49 Then I said, (I)“Ah, Lord God! They are saying of me, (J)‘Is he not a maker of parables?’”
The Lord Has Drawn His Sword
21 [b] The word of the Lord came to me: 2 (K)“Son of man, (L)set your face toward Jerusalem and (M)preach against the sanctuaries.[c] Prophesy against the land of Israel
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 20:46 Or toward Teman
- Ezekiel 21:1 Ch 21:6 in Hebrew
- Ezekiel 21:2 Some Hebrew manuscripts, compare Septuagint, Syriac against their sanctuary
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