46Son of man, set your face toward Teman. Preach against the Southland, and prophesy against the scrubby forest in the Negev. 47Say this to the scrub forest in the Negev. Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says. I am about to ignite a fire among you, and among you it will devour every green tree and every dry tree. The blazing flame will not be extinguished. Every face will be scorched by it, from south to north. 48All flesh will see that I, the Lord, have ignited it. It will not be extinguished.
49Then I said, “Oh, Lord God, they are saying about me, ‘Doesn't he just talk in puzzling parables?’”
The Lord's Punishing Sword Is Drawn
211Then the word of the Lord came to me.[] 2Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem. Preach against the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel.