How the Sabbath Weaves from Genesis to Revelation
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Ezekiel 20:46
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Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [words] against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
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Ezekiel 20:46 Meaning and Commentary
Ezekiel 20:46
or prophesy, as the Targum; doctrine or prophecy being compared to rain, and the delivery of it to the dropping or distilling of rain; which falls gently, gradually, successively, and oftentimes with weight, and to good purpose; see ( Deuteronomy 32:2 ) , which metaphorical phrase is explained in the next clause: and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
the city of Jerusalem, in the land of Judea, which was very full of people, as a forest of trees; but these barren and unfruitful, as the trees of the wood generally are; and a rendezvous of wicked persons, comparable to beasts of prey, that haunt in woods and forests.
Son of man, set thy force toward the south
The land of Judea, which lay south of Babylon, where the prophet now was, as Babylon lay north of that, ( Jeremiah 1:14 ) ( 4:6 ) to set his face was to speak freely and boldly, with courage and constancy, and without fear and dread, to the inhabitants of it; and as a token of the Lord's face being set against them for their sins. The Targum is,
``take a prophecy towards the way of the south.''And drop thy word toward the south;
or prophesy, as the Targum; doctrine or prophecy being compared to rain, and the delivery of it to the dropping or distilling of rain; which falls gently, gradually, successively, and oftentimes with weight, and to good purpose; see ( Deuteronomy 32:2 ) , which metaphorical phrase is explained in the next clause: and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
the city of Jerusalem, in the land of Judea, which was very full of people, as a forest of trees; but these barren and unfruitful, as the trees of the wood generally are; and a rendezvous of wicked persons, comparable to beasts of prey, that haunt in woods and forests.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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Ezekiel 20:46 In-Context
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And ye shall know that I [am] Jehovah, when I have wrought with you for my name's sake, not according to your wicked ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, O house of Israel, saith the Lord Jehovah.
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And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop [words] against the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
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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 flashing flame shall not be quenched; and all that it meets from the south to the north shall be burned thereby.
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And all flesh shall see that I Jehovah have kindled it: it shall not be quenched.
The Darby Translation is in the public domain.