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Ezechiele 20:46

Listen to Ezechiele 20:46
46 (H21-2) Figliuol d’uomo, volgi la tua faccia verso la parte australe, e parla contro al Mezzodì, e profetizza contro alla selva del campo meridionale;

Ezechiele 20:46 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 20:46

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.
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Ezechiele 20:46 In-Context

44 E conoscerete che io sono il Signore, quando avrò operato inverso voi, per l’amor del mio Nome; non secondo le vostre vie malvage, nè secondo i vostri fatti corrotti, o casa d’Israele, dice il Signore Iddio.
45 (H21-1) LA parola del Signore mi fu ancora indirizzata, dicendo:
46 (H21-2) Figliuol d’uomo, volgi la tua faccia verso la parte australe, e parla contro al Mezzodì, e profetizza contro alla selva del campo meridionale;
47 (H21-3) e di’ alla selva del Mezzodì: Ascolta la parola del Signore: Così ha detto il Signore Iddio: Ecco, io accendo in te un fuoco che consumerà in te ogni albero verde, ed ogni albero secco; la fiamma del suo incendio non si spegnerà, ed ogni faccia ne sarà divampata, dal Mezzodì fino al Settentrione.
48 (H21-4) Ed ogni carne vedrà che io, il Signore, avrò acceso quello; egli non si spegnerà.
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