020:045 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 020:046 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; 020:047 and tell the forest of the South, Hear the word of Yahweh: Thus says the Lord Yahweh, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burnt thereby. 020:048 All flesh shall see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched. 020:049 Then said I, Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, Isn't he a speaker of parables? 021:001 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 021:002 Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and drop [your word] toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel; 021:003 and tell the land of Israel, Thus says Yahweh: Behold, I am against you, and will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked. 021:004 Seeing then that I will cut off from you the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of its sheath against all flesh from the south to the north: 021:005 and all flesh shall know that I, Yahweh, have drawn forth my sword out of its sheath; it shall not return any more. 021:006 Sigh therefore, you son of man; with the breaking of your thighs and with bitterness shall you sigh before their eyes. 021:007 It shall be, when they tell you, Why do you sigh? that you shall say, Because of the news, for it comes; and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold, it comes, and it shall be done, says the Lord Yahweh. 021:008 The word of Yahweh came to me, saying, 021:009 Son of man, prophesy, and say, Thus says Yahweh: Say, A sword, a sword, it is sharpened, and also furbished; 021:010 it is sharpened that it may make a slaughter; it is furbished that it may be as lightning: shall we then make mirth? the rod of my son, it condemns every tree. 021:011 It is given to be furbished, that it may be handled: the sword, it is sharpened, yes, it is furbished, to give it into the hand of the killer. 021:012 Cry and wail, son of man; for it is on my people, it is on all the princes of Israel: they are delivered over to the sword with my people; strike therefore on your thigh. 021:013 For there is a trial; and what if even the rod that condemns shall be no more? says the Lord Yahweh. 021:014 You therefore, son of man, prophesy, and strike your hands together; and let the sword be doubled the third time, the sword of the deadly wounded: it is the sword of the great one