44. You will know that I am the lord, O people of Israel, when I have honored my name by treating you mercifully in spite of your wickedness. I, the Sovereign lord, have spoken!”
45. Then this message came to me from the lord:
46. “Son of man, turn and face the south and speak out against it; prophesy against the brushlands of the Negev.
47. Tell 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.