Ezekiel 20:47-49
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 20
47and 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 kindle a fire in you, and it will consume every green tree in you, as well as every dry tree; the blazing flame will not go out and the entire surface from south to north will be scorched by it. 48And all mankind will see that I, the Lord, have kindled it; it will not go out.'?’?' 49Then I said, 'Oh, Lord God! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not just speaking in riddles?’?'King James Version
Chapter 20
47And say to the forest of the south, Hear the word of the LORD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will kindle a fire in thee, and it shall devour every green tree in thee, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned therein. 48And all flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it: it shall not be quenched. 49Then said I, Ah Lord GOD! they say of me, Doth he not speak parables?Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 20
47and say to the forest there, 'Hear the word of the Lord! This is what the Lord God says: I am about to ignite a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The blazing flame will not be extinguished, and every face from the south to the north will be scorched by it. 48Then all humanity will see that I, the Lord, have kindled it. It will not be extinguished.' "New Living Translation
Chapter 20
47Tell the southern wilderness, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Hear the word of the Lord! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north. 48And everyone in the world will see that I, the Lord, have set this fire. It will not be put out.’'English Standard Version
Chapter 20
47Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the LORD: Thus says the Lord GOD, Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you and every dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it. 48All flesh shall see that I the LORD have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.” 49Then I said, “Ah, Lord GOD! They are saying of me, ‘Is he not a maker of parables?’”New International Version
Chapter 20
47Say to the southern forest: 'Hear the word of the LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to set fire to you, and it will consume all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and every face from south to north will be scorched by it. 48Everyone will see that I the LORD have kindled it; it will not be quenched.''New King James Version