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The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 20, Verse 46

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Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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;
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;
New English Translation
“Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,
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;
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And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein.
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And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
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Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?
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And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
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And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I [am] against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked.
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Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:
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That all flesh may know that I the LORD have drawn forth my sword out of his sheath: it shall not return any more.
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Sigh therefore, thou son of man, with the breaking of [thy] loins; and with bitterness sigh before their eyes.
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And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak [as] water: behold, it cometh, and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord GOD.