Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"Thou son of man, set thy face toward the south, and speak to the south wind,
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.
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 "Thou son of man, set thy face toward the south, and speak to the south wind, 47 and say to the wood toward the south, 'Hear the word of the LORD, thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, that shall consume thee green trees with the dry. No man shall be able to quench his flame, but all that looketh from the south to the north shall be burnt therein.
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Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 21:2
"Thou son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, speak against the Sanctuary, and prophesy against the land of Israel, say to the land of Israel,
Amos 7:16
And therefore, bear thou now the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, 'Prophesy not against Israel, and speak nothing against the house of Isaac.'
Jeremiah 13:19
The cities toward the south shall be shut up, and no man shall open them. All Judah shall be carried away captive, so that none shall remain.
Deuteronomy 32:2
My doctrine drop, as doth the rain; and my speech flow, as doth the dew - as the mizzling upon the herbs, and as the drops upon the grass.
Job 29:22
If I had spoken, they would have it none other ways, my words were so well taken among them.
Isaiah 30:6
Your beasts have born burdens upon their backs toward the South, through the way that is full of peril and trouble, because of the lion and lioness; of the Cockatrice and shooting dragon. Yea the Mules bare your substance, and the Camels brought your treasure, upon their crooked backs, unto a people that cannot help you.
Jeremiah 22:7
I will prepare a destroyer with his weapons for thee, to hew down thy special Cedar trees, and to cast them in the fire.
Ezekiel 4:7
Therefore set now thy face against that besieged Jerusalem, and discover thine arm, that thou mayest prophesy against it.
Ezekiel 6:2
"Thou son of man, turn thy face to the mountains of Israel, that thou mayest prophesy unto them,
Micah 2:6
"Tush, hold your tongue," say they. "It shall not fall on this people, we shall not come so to confusion,"
Zechariah 11:1-2
Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume thy cedar trees.