Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 20:46

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46. south . . . south . . . south —three different Hebrew words, to express the certainty of the divine displeasure resting on the region specified. The third term is from a root meaning "dry," referring to the sun's heat in the south; representing the burning judgments of God on the southern parts of Judea, of which Jerusalem was the capital. set thy face —determinately. The prophets used to turn themselves towards those who were to be the subjects of their prophecies. drop —as the rain, which flows in a continuous stream, sometimes gently ( :- ), sometimes violently ( Amos 7:16 ; Micah 2:6 , Margin ), as here. forest —the densely populated country of Judea; trees representing people. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-47" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-ezk-20-007

절 (explains)

bible-text/ezk-20-46

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological