² “And you, son of man, this is what the Lord ^[a]God says to the land of Israel: ‘An ^(A)end! The end is coming on the four corners of the land.

⁴⁷ and say to the forest of the Negev, ‘Hear the word of the Lord: this is what the Lord God says: “Behold, I am going to ^(A)kindle a fire in you, and it will consume every ^[a]green tree in you, as well as every dry tree; the blazing flame will not go out and ^[b](B)the entire surface from south to north will be scorched by it.