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.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.
In other translations
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.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.
Hebrew words
וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559לְיַעַרleya'arto [the] forest ofH3293הַנֶּגֶבhanegevthe southH5045שְׁמַעshema'hearH8085דְּבַר־devar-[the] word ofH1697יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068כֹּה־koh-thusH3541אָמַר'amarhe saysH559אֲדֹנָי'adonai[the] LordH136יְהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069הִנְנִיhinihere IH2005מַצִּית־matzit-[am] about to kindleH3341בְּךָ׀bekhain youאֵשׁ'esha fireH784וְאָכְלָהve'akhelahand it will consumeH398בְךָvekhain youכָל־khol-everyH3605עֵץ־'etz-treeH6086לַחlachmoistH3892וְכָל־vekholand everyH3605עֵץ'etztreeH6086יָבֵשׁyaveshdryH3002לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִכְבֶּהtikhbehit will be extinguishedH3518לַהֶבֶתlahevet[the] flame ofH3852שַׁלְהֶבֶתshalhevetflameH7957וְנִצְרְבוּ־venitzrevu-and they will be scorchedH6866בָהּvahby itכָּל־kol-allH3605פָּנִיםpanimfacesH6440מִנֶּגֶבminegevfrom [the] southH5045צָפוֹנָה׃tzafonah[the] north towardsH6828
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