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Eze 20:46 — 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;

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

set		Eze 4:7; Eze 6:2
toward		Towards Judea, which lay south of Mesopotamia, where the prophet now dwelt.
and drop		Eze 21:2; Deu 32:2; Job 29:22; Amo 7:16; Mic 2:6; *marg:
the forest		The city of Jerusalem, as full of inhabitants as the forest is of trees. Jer 13:19; Jer 22:7; Zec 11:1,2

Correlating Passages

set

	Eze 4:7	Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm [shall be] uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
	Eze 6:2	Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

and drop

	Eze 21:2	Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
	Deu 32:2	My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
	Job 29:22	After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
	Amo 7:16	Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac.
	Mic 2:6	Prophesy ye not, [say they to them that] prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, [that] they shall not take shame.

the forest

	Jer 13:19	The cities of the south shall be shut up, and none shall open [them]: Judah shall be carried away captive all of it, it shall be wholly carried away captive.
	Jer 22:7	And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons: and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and cast [them] into the fire.
	Zec 11:1	Open thy doors, O Lebanon, that the fire may devour thy cedars.
	Zec 11:2	Howl, fir tree; for the cedar is fallen; because the mighty are spoiled: howl, O ye oaks of Bashan; for the forest of the vintage is come down.

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Scott, Thomas. "Ezekiel 20:46," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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