Parallel Verses
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;
New American Standard Bible
“Son of man, set your face toward
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;
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;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 20:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Fire In The South
45 Then came the word of Yahweh unto me. saying: 46 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; 47 And thou shalt say to the forest of the South Hear the word of Yahweh, - Thus saith My Lord Yahweh-Behold me! kindling in thee a fire. And it shall devour in thee every moist tree and every dry tree. The spreading flame shall not be quenched, Then shall be scorched thereby all faces from south to north;
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Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man Set thy face against Jerusalem, And drop thy word against the holy places And prophesy against the so of Israel.
Amos 7:16
Now, therefore, hear thou the word of Yahweh, - Thou art saying, Thou must not prophesy concerning Israel, nor let thy word drop down upon the house of Isaac.
Jeremiah 13:19
The cities of the South, are shut And there is none to open, - Judah hath been carried away captive, She hath altogether been carried away captive in full number.
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching drop as the rain, Let my speech distil as the dew, - As copious rains on tender grass, As myriad drops on seeding plants.
Job 29:22
After I had spoken, they spake not again, and, upon them, used my speech to drop;
Isaiah 30:6
The Oracle on the Beasts of the South, - Through a land of distress and oppression - Lioness and lion coming therefrom, Viper and fiery flying serpent, They would carry, on the shoulders of young asses their wealth And on the humps of camels their treasures Unto a people that cannot serve them.
Jeremiah 22:7
And I will hallow against thee Destroyers Every man with his weapons, - And they shall cut down of the choicest of thy cedars, and cast upon the fire.
Ezekiel 4:7
Thus then unto the siege of Jerusalem, shalt thou direct thy face, with thine arm made bare, - so shalt thou prophesy against it.
Ezekiel 6:2
Son of man, Set thy face against the mountains of Israel, - and prophesy unto them;
Micah 2:6
Do not sputter - So they sputter! They must not sputter as to these things, Must he not put away reproaches?
Zechariah 11:1-2
Open, O Lebanon, thy doors, - that a fire, may devour, thy cedar,