“ Son of man, turn and face the south and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev.

“人子啊，你要面向南方，向南滴下预言攻击南方田野的树林。

“人子啊，你要面向南方，向南方传讲，向尼革夫田野的树林说预言。

“人子啊，你要面向南方，向南方传讲，向尼革夫田野的树林说预言。

“人子啊，你要面向南方，说预言斥责南地的树林。

“人子啊！你要面向南方，向南面发言，说预言攻击南地田野的树林，

「人子啊，你要面向南方，向南滴下預言攻擊南方田野的樹林。

「人子啊，你要面向南方，向南方傳講，向尼革夫田野的樹林說預言。

「人子啊，你要面向南方，向南方傳講，向尼革夫田野的樹林說預言。

「人子啊，你要面向南方，說預言斥責南地的樹林。

“人子啊！你要面向南方，向南面發言，說預言攻擊南地田野的樹林，

『人子啊，你要把臉朝着南邊的路向，向南滴下話語，傳神言攻擊南地田野的森林，

人子歟、爾其面南、向南發言、對南郊之林而預言、

人子、爾當望南方、指南郊之林、而言未來事、曰、

人子、爾當面向南方、向南方發言、對南方田野之林、傳述預言、

“ Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest of the southland.

“ Son of man, turn your attention to Judah in the south. Preach against it. Prophesy against its forests.

“ Son of man, set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.

“ Son of man, face the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest land in the Negev,

“ Son of man, set your face toward the south, and speak prophetically against the south and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev,

“ Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the South,

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

“ Son of man, face the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest land in the Negev,

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;

“ Son of man, turn toward the south, and speak out against the south. Prophesy against the open scrub land of the Negev,

“ Son of man, set your face toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South.

Now then, listen to this message from the Lord:“ You say,‘ Don’t prophesy against Israel. Stop preaching against my people.’

“ Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.

The towns of the Negev will close their gates, and no one will be able to open them. The people of Judah will be taken away as captives. All will be carried into exile.

This message came to me concerning the animals in the Negev: The caravan moves slowly across the terrible desert to Egypt— donkeys weighed down with riches and camels loaded with treasure— all to pay for Egypt’s protection. They travel through the wilderness, a place of lionesses and lions, a place where vipers and poisonous snakes live. All this, and Egypt will give you nothing in return.

“ Meanwhile, keep staring at the siege of Jerusalem. Lie there with your arm bared and prophesy her destruction.

Open your doors, Lebanon, so that fire may devour your cedar forests.Weep, you cypress trees, for all the ruined cedars; the most majestic ones have fallen. Weep, you oaks of Bashan, for the thick forests have been cut down.

“ Don’t say such things,” the people respond.“ Don’t prophesy like that. Such disasters will never come our way!”

“ Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

I will call for wreckers, who will bring out their tools to dismantle you. They will tear out all your fine cedar beams and throw them on the fire.

Let my teaching fall on you like rain; let my speech settle like dew. Let my words fall like rain on tender grass, like gentle showers on young plants.

And after I spoke, they had nothing to add, for my counsel satisfied them.