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Ezekiel 20:46 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Ezekiel 20:46 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 20 verse 46 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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;”
Ezekiel 20:46 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 20:46
Set thy face toward the south (שִׂים פָּנֶיךָ דֶּרֶךְ תֵּימָנָה, sim panekha derekh teimanah)—the idiom שִׂים פָּנֶיךָ (sim panekha, set your face) indicates prophetic confrontation and coming judgment. Ezekiel must physically orient himself toward the south (תֵּימָן, teiman), meaning Jerusalem from his Babylonian perspective.Drop thy word (הַטֵּף, hatef) uses agricultural imagery—letting words fall like rain or dew. Prophesy against the forest of the south field (וְהִנָּבֵא אֶל־יַעַר הַשָּׂדֶה נֶגֶב, v'hinabei el-ya'ar hasadeh negev)—'forest' symbolizes proud Jerusalem, soon to be burned. The...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 20:46
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“Don't prophesy against Israel”
“set your face toward Jerusalem”
“and there is none to open them: Judah is carried away captive”
“with your arm uncovered; and you shall prophesy against it.”
“set your face toward the mountains of Israel”
“of the lioness and the lion”
“everyone with his weapons; and they shall cut down your choice cedars”
“as the small rain on the tender grass”
“Lebanon”
“Prophesy ye not”