Parallel Verses
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;
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;
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 20:46
Verse Info
Context Readings
Fire In The South
45
Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
46 “Son of man, set your face toward
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man, set thy face against Jerusalem, and drop my word upon the sanctuaries, and prophesy over the land of Israel,
Amos 7:16
Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Do not prophesy against Israel and do not drop thy word against the house of Isaac.
Jeremiah 13:19
The cities of the south were shut up, and no one could open them: Judah was carried away captive; all of it, it was completely carried away captive.
Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb and as the showers upon the grass.
Job 29:22
After my words they would not reply, but my reason dropped upon them.
Isaiah 30:6
The burden of the beasts of the south: into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence come the young and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent; they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses and their treasures upon the bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them.
Jeremiah 22:7
And I will appoint destroyers against thee, each one with his weapons, and they shall cut down thy choice cedars and cast them into the fire.
Ezekiel 4:7
Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against her.
Ezekiel 6:2
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
Micah 2:6
Do not prophesy, they say to those that prophesy: Do not prophesy unto them that they are to understand shame.
Zechariah 11:1-2
Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.