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Ezekiel 20:47

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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.

And say {H559} to the forest {H3293} of the south {H5045}, Hear {H8085} the word {H1697} of the LORD {H3068}; Thus saith {H559} the Lord {H136} GOD {H3069}; Behold, I will kindle {H3341} a fire {H784} in thee, and it shall devour {H398} every green {H3892} tree {H6086} in thee, and every dry {H3002} tree {H6086}: the flaming {H3852} flame {H7957} shall not be quenched {H3518}, and all faces {H6440} from the south {H5045} to the north {H6828} shall be burned {H6866} therein.

say to the Negev forest: 'Hear the word of ADONAI. Adonai ELOHIM says, "I will light a fire in you; it will devour every tree in you, green and dry alike; a blazing, unquenchable flame that will scorch every face from the Negev to the north.

Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.

and say to the forest of the South, Hear the word of Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, 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 burnt thereby.

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Cross-References

  • Jeremiah 21:14 (6 votes)

    But I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, saith the LORD: and I will kindle a fire in the forest thereof, and it shall devour all things round about it.

  • Isaiah 9:18 (3 votes)

    For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up [like] the lifting up of smoke.

  • Isaiah 9:19 (3 votes)

    Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.

  • Luke 23:31 (3 votes)

    For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?

  • Isaiah 24:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.

  • Isaiah 24:6 (3 votes)

    Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

  • Ezekiel 17:24 (3 votes)

    And all the trees of the field shall know that I the LORD have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: I the LORD have spoken and have done [it].