Ezekiel 4:7

Ezekiel 4:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
• New International Version (NIV)Turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Therefore you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem; your arm shall be uncovered, and you shall prophesy against it.

Context of Ezekiel 4:7

5For I have assigned you the years of their wickedness and punishment, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days [representing three hundred and ninety years]; in this way you shall bear [symbolically] the wickedness and punishment of the house of Israel. 6When you have completed these [days for Israel], lie down again, but on your right side (toward the south), and you shall bear the wickedness and punishment of the house of Judah forty days. I have assigned you one day for each year. Then you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared and prophesy against it. 8Now behold, I will put ropes on you so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have completed the days of your siege. 9“But as for you, take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt, and put them into one vessel and make them into bread for yourself. You shall eat it according to the number of the days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days.

Ezekiel 4:7 word by word

וְאֶל־מְצ֤וֹר יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ תָּכִ֣ין פָּנֶ֔יךָ וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה וְנִבֵּאתָ֖ עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore thou shalt setכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• toward the siegeמָצוֹרmâtsôr mâtsûr · siegeH4692
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and thine armזְרוֹעַzerôa‛ zerôa‛ zerô‛âh zerô‛âh · armH2220
• uncoveredחָשַׂףchâώaph · to stripH2834
• and thou shalt prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012

Cross-references for Ezekiel 4:7

• Ezekiel 4:3Further, take an iron plate and place it as an iron wall between you and the city, and set your face toward it so that it is under siege, and besiege it. This is a sign to the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has bared His holy arm (His infinite power) Before the eyes of all the nations [revealing Himself as the One by Whom Israel is redeemed from captivity], That all the ends of the earth may see The salvation of our God.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 4:7

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Therefore thou shalt set thy face - Or, “And etc.” i. e., direct thy mind to that subject. Thine arm shall be uncovered - A sign of the execution of vengeance Isaiah 52:10.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7Ezekiel continued to represent God in this acted message. He showed what God was doing and saying. With his arm bared (uncovered as a sign of strength and readiness to act), he looked steadily at the city under attack. He fixed his eyes on the siege of Jerusalem. As he did this, he announced that the city would be destroyed.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. arm ... uncovered--to be ready for action, which the long Oriental garment usually covering it would prevent (Is 52:10). thou shalt prophesy against it--This gesture of thine will be a tacit prophecy against it.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 4:7

• Instruction
• Pantomime
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Care
• Cherub
• Living creatures
• Agabus
• Hosea
• Zedekiah (2)

Commentaries on Ezekiel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings