^46 (A)“Son of man, ^(B)set your face toward the southland;^{[a] (C)}preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.

⁴⁷ Say to the forest of the Negeb, Hear the word of the Lord: Thus says the Lord God, Behold, ^(A)I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every ^(B)green tree in you and every ^(C)dry tree. The blazing flame shall not be quenched, and ^(D)all faces from south to north shall be scorched by it.