Ezechiele 20:46

La Nuova Diodati

(21 -2) "Figlio duomo. rivolgi la faccia verso il sud, parla apertamente contro il sud e profetizza contro la foresta della campagna, il Neghev,

Parallel Translations

Riveduta Bibbia
(H21-2) "Figliuol d’uomo, vòlta la faccia dal lato di mezzogiorno, rivolgi la parola al mezzogiorno, e profetizza contro la foresta della campagna meridionale,

Giovanni Diodati Bibbia
(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;

Bible Verse Review
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set: Ezekiel 4:7, Ezekiel 6:2

toward: Towards Judea, which lay south of Mesopotamia, where the prophet now dwelt.

and drop: Ezekiel 21:2, Deuteronomy 32:2, Job 29:22, Amos 7:16, Micah 2:6, *marg.

the forest: The city of Jerusalem, as full of inhabitants as the forest is of trees. Jeremiah 13:19, Jeremiah 22:7, Zechariah 11:1, Zechariah 11:2

Reciprocal: Psalms 29:9 - discovereth Isaiah 29:17 - the fruitful Jeremiah 21:14 - in the Jeremiah 46:23 - cut Ezekiel 11:4 - General Ezekiel 13:17 - set thy Ezekiel 25:2 - thy face Ezekiel 29:2 - set Ezekiel 35:2 - set Ezekiel 38:2 - set

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This paragraph is in the Hebrew text, Septuagint and Vulgate the beginning of Ezekiel 21:0 to which it belongs, as it contains a prophecy delivered in a form which is there explained. It may, however, be regarded as a link between the foregoing and following prophecies, being a general introduction to seven words of judgment about to be pronounced in development of that which has just been delivered.

Ezekiel 20:46

In this verse occur three Hebrew synonyms for “south,” denoting:

(1) the region on the right, Teman 1 Samuel 23:24;

(2) the region of dryness, Negeb Joshua 15:4;

(3) the region of brightness, Darom Deuteronomy 33:23.

The variety of terms helps the force of the application. Chebar is in the north of Babylonia; from the north the Chaldaeans came upon Judaea (see the Ezekiel 1:4 note).

Ezekiel 20:47

Forest of the south - The land of Israel. See Ezekiel 21:1-2.

Ezekiel 20:49

Parables - Compare Ezekiel 17:2. The meaning of the prophet was clear enough, if those whom he addressed had chosen to understand.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 20:46. Set thy face toward the south — Towards Judea, which lay south from Babylon, or Mesopotamia, where the prophet then dwelt.

The forest of the south field — The city of Jerusalem, as full of inhabitants as the forest is of trees.