Ezekiel 20:46

In 11 translations

BSB

“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.Hebrew toward Teman

KJV

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;

WEB

“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the south.

ASV

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;

LSV

“Son of man, set your face the way of Teman, and prophesy to the south, and prophesy to the forest of the field—the south;

YLT

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;

DBY

Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [words] against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

DRC

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

GNV

Sonne of man, set thy face toward the way of Teman, and drop thy word toward the South, and prophecie towarde the forest of the fielde of the South,

JPS21:2

'Son of man, set thy face toward the South, and preach toward the South, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;

LXXE21:2

Son of man, set thy face against Thæman, and look toward Darom, and prophesy against the chief forest of Nageb,

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WLC21:2

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ תֵּימָ֔נָה וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־דָּר֑וֹם וְהִנָּבֵ֛א אֶל־יַ֥עַר הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה נֶֽגֶב׃KJV:Ezek.20.46

LXX-Br21:2

υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, στήρισον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπὶ θαιμὰν, καὶ ἐπίβλεψον ἐπὶ Δαρὸμ, καὶ προφήτευσον ἐπὶ δρυμὸν ἡγούμενον Ναγὲβ,

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• Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
• Amos 7:16Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
• Jeremiah 13:19The cities of the Negev have been shut tight, and no one can open them. All Judah has been carried into exile, wholly taken captive.
• Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
• Ezekiel 4:7You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
• Micah 2:6“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”
• Isaiah 30:6This is the burden against the beasts of the Negev: Through a land of hardship and distress, of lioness and lion, of viper and flying serpent, they carry their wealth on the backs of donkeys and their treasures on the…
• Deuteronomy 32:2Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
• Zechariah 11:1–2Open your doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may consume your cedars! Wail, O cypress, for the cedar has fallen; the majestic trees are ruined! Wail, O oaks of Bashan, for the dense forest has been cut down!
• Job 29:22After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.
• Jeremiah 22:7I will appoint destroyers against you, each man with his weapons, and they will cut down the choicest of your cedars and throw them into the fire.

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