43. There you shall remember your ways, and all your doings, in which you have polluted yourselves; and you shall loathe yourselves in your own sight for all your evils that you have committed.
44. You shall know that I am Yahweh, when I have dealt with you for my name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt doings, you house of Israel,” says the Lord Yahweh.’”
45. Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
46. “Son of man, set your face toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;
47. and tell the forest of the South, ‘Hear Yahweh’s word: Thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, I will kindle a fire in you, and it shall devour every green tree in you, and every dry tree: the flaming flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the south to the north shall be burned thereby.
48. All flesh shall see that I, Yahweh, have kindled it; it shall not be quenched.”’”
49. Then I said, “Ah Lord Yahweh! they say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’”