Ezekiel 20:46

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Son of man, set your face toward the south, and drop [your word] toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;

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Egypt recalls Israel’s former bondage and the LORD’s past deliverance, a recurring backdrop to Ezekiel’s indictment of Israel’s rebellion. The Negeb is the arid southern region of Judah; Ezekiel’s prophecy of fire against “the south” warns that judgment will consume Judah from its southern approaches onward.

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Ezekiel 20:46 mentions Egypt and Negeb.

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