Ezekiel 20:45-49

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Burning Forest

⁴⁵ The Lord spoke his word to me. He said, ⁴⁶ “Son of man, turn to the south, preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest in the Negev. ⁴⁷ Tell the forest in the Negev, ‘Listen to the Lord’s word. This is what the Almighty Lord says: I am about to set fire to you to destroy all your green trees and all your dry trees. The blazing fire will not be put out. It will burn the whole land from the south to the north. ⁴⁸ Then everyone will know that I, the Lord, started the fire. It will never be put out.’ ”

⁴⁹ Then I said, “Oh no! Almighty Lord, no! The people already say that I’m only telling stories.”