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

6After you have finished all those days, lie down again. This time, lie down on your right side for 40 days. You will suffer like that to show the punishment for the sins of Judah's people. Each day will show one year of their punishment. Continue to look towards the brick which has the picture of Jerusalem on it. Show that you are ready to attack it, like soldiers all around it. Speak my message to warn the city. 8Listen! I will use ropes to tie around you. You will not be able to turn from one side to another. You will lie on one side until you have finished all the days to attack the city. 9You must take some grains like wheat and barley, and different kinds of beans. Then put them all into a jar. Use them to make bread for yourself. You must eat this for 390 days while you lie on your left side.

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 4:3Then you must do this. Take a flat plate of iron and put it between you and the brick. It will be like a wall between you and the city. Look towards the city. Show that soldiers are around the city and they are ready to attack it. Nobody can escape. This will be a picture to show Israel's people what will happen to them.
• Ezekiel 6:2‘Son of man, look towards the mountains of Israel. Tell them my message to warn them.
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord has shown all the nations how strong he is. They can all see his holy power. People all over the world will know that our God has rescued his people.

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