Ezekiel 21:2 ““Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sa…”

Ezekiel 21:2

“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

World English Bible

“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel.

American Standard Version

Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;

Geneva Bible 1599

Sonne of man, set thy face toward Ierusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophecie against the land of Israel.

Darby Translation

Son of man, set thy face against Jerusalem, and drop [words] against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

Young's Literal Translation

'Son of man, set thy face unto Jerusalem, and prophesy unto the holy places, and prophesy unto the ground of Israel;

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, let your face be turned to Jerusalem, let your words be dropped in the direction of her holy place, and be a prophet against the land of Israel;

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Cross references

“set”

Ezekiel 20:46 Ezekiel 4:7 Ezekiel 25:2 Ezekiel 28:21 Ezekiel 4:3 Ezekiel 29:2

Ezekiel 20:46 · BSB

“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.

Ezekiel 4:7 · BSB

You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.

Ezekiel 25:2 · BSB

“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Ezekiel 28:21 · BSB

“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.

Ezekiel 4:3 · BSB

Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between yourself and the city. Turn your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.

Ezekiel 29:2 · BSB

“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

“and drop”

Deuteronomy 32:2 Amos 7:16 Micah 2:6 Micah 2:11

Deuteronomy 32:2 · BSB

Let my teaching fall like rain and my speech settle like dew, like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.

Amos 7:16 · BSB

Now, therefore, hear the word of the LORD. You say: ‘Do not prophesy against Israel; do not preach against the house of Isaac.’

Micah 2:6 · BSB

“Do not preach,” they preach. “Do not preach these things; disgrace will not overtake us.”

Micah 2:11 · BSB

If a man of wind were to come and say falsely, “I will preach to you of wine and strong drink,” he would be just the preacher for this people!

“against”

Ezekiel 6:2 Ezekiel 36:1 Jeremiah 26:11 Jeremiah 26:12 Acts 6:13 Acts 6:14

Ezekiel 6:2 · BSB

“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

Ezekiel 36:1 · BSB

“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.

Jeremiah 26:11 · BSB

Then the priests and prophets said to the officials and all the people, “This man is worthy of death, for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears!”

Jeremiah 26:12 · BSB

But Jeremiah said to all the officials and all the people, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard.

Acts 6:13 · BSB

where they presented false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking against this holy place and against the law.

Acts 6:14 · BSB

For we have heard him say that Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

1And the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

3and tell her that this is what the LORD says: ‘I am against you, and I will draw My sword from its sheath and cut off from you both the righteous and the wicked.

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