English Standard Version
Ezekiel 6:2
2"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Ezekiel 6:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Context of Ezekiel 6:2
1The word of the Lord came to me: "Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them, 3and say, You mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains and the hills, to the ravines and the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places. 4Your altars shall become desolate, and your incense altars shall be broken, and I will cast down your slain before your idols.
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בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־הָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהִנָּבֵ֖א אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 6:2
- Ezekiel 4:7And you shall set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and you shall prophesy against the city.
- Ezekiel 13:17"And you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own hearts. Prophesy against them
- Ezekiel 20:46"Son of man, set your face toward the southland; preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land in the Negeb.
- Ezekiel 21:2"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
- Ezekiel 25:2"Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Ezekiel 38:2"Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him
- Ezekiel 19:9With hooks they put him in a cage and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into custody, that his voice should no more be heard on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 33:28And I will make the land a desolation and a waste, and her proud might shall come to an end, and the mountains of Israel shall be so desolate that none will pass through.
- Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them with good pasture, and on the mountain heights of Israel shall be their grazing land. There they shall lie down in good grazing land, and on rich pasture they shall feed on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 35:12And you shall know that I am the Lord. "I have heard all the revilings that you uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, 'They are laid desolate; they are given us to devour.'
- Ezekiel 37:22And I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel. And one king shall be king over them all, and they shall be no longer two nations, and no longer divided into two kingdoms.
- Joshua 11:21And Joshua came at that time and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah, and from all the hill country of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction with their cities.
- Micah 6:1Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 6:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Set thy face toward the mountains of Israel - This is a new prophecy, and was most probably given after the four hundred and thirty days of his lying on his left and right side were accomplished. By Israel here, Judea is simply meant; not the ten tribes, who had long before been carried into captivity. Ezekiel uses this term in reference to the Jews only. The mountains may be addressed here particularly, because it was on them the chief scenes of idolatry…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The judgment did not remain only in Jerusalem. It spread to the mountains of Israel, which were the political center of the nation. This land had belonged to Israel since the time of Joshua. Over time, however, it became filled with idolatry (the worship of false gods). The hill country became the location of many pagan shrines, called high places (raised stone platforms used for worship). These places often held idols or were used for sacrifices and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-142. mountains of Israel--that is, of Palestine in general. The mountains are addressed by personification; implying that the Israelites themselves are incurable and unworthy of any more appeals; so the prophet sent to Jeroboam did not deign to address the king, but addressed the altar (1Ki 13:2). The mountains are specified as being the scene of Jewish idolatries on "the high places" (Eze 6:3; Le 26:30).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 6
- 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
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