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Ezekiel 25:2
2‘Son of man, look towards the people in Ammon. You must tell them my message to warn them.
Ezekiel 25:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.
Context of Ezekiel 25:2
1The Lord gave this message to me: ‘Son of man, look towards the people in Ammon. You must tell them my message to warn them. 3Say to them, “Listen to this message from the Almighty Lord. This is what he says: You shouted happily when enemies made my holy place unclean. You were happy when the land of Israel became an empty place. And you were happy when Judah's people went away as prisoners to a foreign country. 4So listen to me! I will give you to the people in the east to be their slaves. Their soldiers will come and they will put their tents among you. They will live among you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk.
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בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י עַמּ֑וֹן וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 25:2
- Ezekiel 6:2‘Son of man, look towards the mountains of Israel. Tell them my message to warn them.
- Ezekiel 20:46‘Son of man, look towards the south. Speak my message to the people there. Warn the forests in the dry land of the south.
- Ezekiel 21:2‘Son of man, look towards Jerusalem. Speak about the things in my holy place that are wrong. Speak my message to warn the people of Israel.
- Ezekiel 35:2‘Son of man, look towards Mount Seir. Then speak my message to warn it.
- Ezekiel 21:28You, son of man, must speak my message about the Ammonites. They have insulted Israel. This is what the Almighty Lord says: A sword is ready to destroy them. It shines brightly like lightning and it is ready to kill.
- Genesis 19:38The younger daughter also gave birth to a son. She called him Ben-Ammi. He became the ancestor of the Ammonites.
- Jeremiah 9:25The Lord says, ‘Be careful! Very soon I will punish all people who do not respect me. Those people may be circumcised, but if they do not respect me, I will punish them.
- Jeremiah 25:21the people of Edom, Moab and Ammon;
- Jeremiah 27:3Then send a message to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon. Those kings have officers who have come to see King Zedekiah of Judah here in Jerusalem.
- Jeremiah 49:1The Lord gave this message about the people of Ammon: ‘There are plenty of Israel's descendants who are still alive. They are strong enough to live in the land that is their home. So why have people who worship the god Molech moved in to the land of Gad's tribe? They should not be living in towns that belong to Gad's people.’
- Amos 1:13The Lord says, ‘The people in Ammon have done more and more wrong things. So I will certainly punish them. People from Ammon fought against the people in Gilead. Ammon's people wanted to get more land for themselves. While they were killing people there, they also cut pregnant women open.
- Zephaniah 2:8The Lord of all his armies says, ‘I have heard the cruel people in the countries called Moab and Ammon. They laugh about you and they say cruel things about you, my people. They have thought that they were greater than you. They have come against you.’
Commentaries on Ezekiel 25:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Set thy face against the Ammonites - We have already seen, Ezekiel 21:19, etc., that when Nebuchadnezzar left Babylon he was in doubt whether he should besiege Riblath, the capital of the Ammonites, or Jerusalem, the capital of the Jews, first: and having used his divination. he was determined, by the result, to attack Jerusalem the first. He did so and the Ammonites, seeing the success of his arms, made friends with him, and exulted in the ruin of the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-7Verses 1-7 It was a distinct part of scriptural prophecy to address pagan nations. In Isaiah Ephesians 6:12, but in which she will surely prevail. It was a distinct part of scriptural prophecy to address pagan nations. In Isaiah Ephesians 6:12, but in which she will surely prevail. This series of prophecies, with one exception, was delivered at the time of the fall of Jerusalem; some shortly before, and some shortly after, the capture of the city. They…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-17This section contains a series of messages of judgment against nearby nations. There are six shorter messages against Judah's immediate neighbors, arranged in a clockwise order, followed by a final message against Egypt (Ezekiel 30–32). Through experiencing God's judgment, the nations would recognize God's control over everything. The nations might be used to carry out God's judgment on his people, but they would not avoid judgment themselves. One of the…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-17If Israel was not spared, much less the heathen utterly corrupt, and having no mixture of truth, such as Israel in its worst state possessed (1Pe 4:17, 18). Their ruin was to be utter: Israel's but temporary (Jr 46:28). The nations denounced are seven, the perfect number; implying that God's judgments would visit, not merely these, but the whole round of the heathen foes of God. Babylon is excepted, because she is now for the present viewed as the rod of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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
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