Parallel Verses
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.
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;
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 And the word of Jehovah will be to me, saying, 46 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. 47 And say to the forest of the south, Hear thou the word of Jehovah; thus said the Lord Jehovah: Behold me kindling a fire in thee, and it consumed in thee every green tree and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north were burned in it.
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Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man, set thy face to Jerusalem, and drop to the holy places, and prophesy to the land of Israel;
Amos 7:16
And now hear the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest thou shalt not prophesy against Israel, and thou shalt not drop against the house of Isaak.
Jeremiah 13:19
The cities of the south were shut up and none opened: Judah was carried away captive, it was all carried away captive, the whole of them.
Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My word shall pour out as the dew, As the showers upon the herbage, And as the rains upon the green herb:
Job 29:22
After my words they will not repeat, and my speech will drop upon them.
Isaiah 30:6
The burden of quadrupeds of the south: into the land of straits and distress, the lioness and the lion from them, the viper and the burning flying they will lift up upon the shoulder of young asses, their riches, and upon the humps of camels their treasures, for a people who shall not profit
Jeremiah 22:7
And I consecrated destroyers against thee, a man and his weapons: and they cut off from the chosen of thy cedars and cast upon the fire.
Ezekiel 4:7
And to the siege of Jerusalem thou shalt prepare thy face, and thine arm being uncovered and prophesy against her
Ezekiel 6:2
Son of man, set thy face to the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Micah 2:6
Ye shall not let fall in drops; they shall let fall in drops; they shall not let fall in drops for these; shame shall not be removed.
Zechariah 11:1-2
Open the doors, O Lebanon, and fire shall devour among thy cedars.