Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

“Son of man, set your face toward Teman, and speak out against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev,

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;

Holman Bible

“Son of man, face the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest land in the Negev,

International Standard Version

"Son of Man, turn to the south and oppose it, talking toward the south.

A Conservative 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.

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;

Amplified

“Son of man, set your face toward Teman, and speak out against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev (the South),

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, let your face be turned to the south, let your words be dropped to the south, and be a prophet against the woodland of the South;

Darby 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;

Julia Smith Translation

Son of man, set thy face the way of the south, and drop to the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field.

King James 2000

Son of man, set your face toward the south, and proclaim your word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Son of man, set your face [toward] the way of [the] south, and preach to [the] south, and prophesy against the forest of the territory of the Negev.

Modern King James verseion

Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop a word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thou son of man, set thy face toward the south, and speak to the south wind,

NET Bible

"Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,

New Heart English Bible

"Son 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 Emphasized Bible

Son of man Set thy face the way towards Teman, And drop thy word against the land of the sun, And prophesy unto the forest of the field of the South;

Webster

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

World English Bible

Son 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;

Youngs 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;

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

set
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

the south
תּמן תּימן 
Teyman 
Usage: 23

and drop
נטף 
Nataph 
Usage: 18

דּרום 
Darowm 
Usage: 17

and prophesy
נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

יער 
Ya`ar 
Usage: 58

of the south
נגב 
Negeb 
Usage: 112

References

Easton

Context Readings

Fire In The South

45 Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 46 “Son of man, set your face toward Teman, and speak out against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev, 47 and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I am about to kindle a fire in you, and it will consume every green tree in you, as well as every dry tree; the blazing flame will not be quenched and the whole surface from south to north will be burned by it.



Cross References

Ezekiel 21:2

“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and speak against the sanctuaries and prophesy against the land of Israel;

Amos 7:16

Now hear the word of the Lord: you are saying, ‘You shall not prophesy against Israel nor shall you speak against the house of Isaac.’

Jeremiah 13:19

The cities of the Negev have been locked up,
And there is no one to open them;
All Judah has been carried into exile,
Wholly carried into exile.

Deuteronomy 32:2

Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As the droplets on the fresh grass
And as the showers on the herb.

Job 29:22

“After my words they did not speak again,
And my speech dropped on them.

Isaiah 30:6

The oracle concerning the beasts of the Negev.
Through a land of distress and anguish,
From where come lioness and lion, viper and flying serpent,
They carry their riches on the backs of young donkeys
And their treasures on camels’ humps,
To a people who cannot profit them;

Jeremiah 22:7

“For I will set apart destroyers against you,
Each with his weapons;
And they will cut down your choicest cedars
And throw them on the fire.

Ezekiel 4:7

Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it.

Ezekiel 6:2

“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them

Micah 2:6

Do not speak out,’ so they speak out.
But if they do not speak out concerning these things,
Reproaches will not be turned back.

Zechariah 11:1-2

Open your doors, O Lebanon,
That a fire may feed on your cedars.

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