Ezekiel 21:2

Ezekiel 21:2 in other versions

• New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel;
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Son of man, turn and face Jerusalem and prophesy against Israel and her sanctuaries.

Context of Ezekiel 21:2

1And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall my sword go forth out of his sheath against all flesh from the south to the north:

Ezekiel 21:2 word by word

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים וְהִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• toward Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and dropנָטַףnâţaph · to drip/prophesyH5197
• toward the holy placesמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• and prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• against the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:2

• Ezekiel 4:3Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 20:46Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
• Ezekiel 25:2Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
• Ezekiel 28:21Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
• Ezekiel 29:2Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:
• Ezekiel 38:2Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
• Ephesians 6:19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
• Deuteronomy 32:2My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
• Amos 7:16Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
• Micah 2:6Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
• Ezekiel 4:7Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
• Ezekiel 6:2Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
• Ezekiel 36:1Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord:
• Jeremiah 26:11Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears.
• Acts 6:13And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Set thy face toward Jerusalem - This is a continuation of the preceding prophecy; and in this chapter the prophet sets before them, in the plainest language, what the foregoing metaphors meant, so that they could not complain of his parables.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32This chapter repeatedly mentions a sword (Ezekiel 21:3–5, 9, 11–12, 14–16, 19, 28–30). Each time, the sword represents God’s judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-322. the holy places--the three parts of the temple: the courts, the holy place, and the holiest. If "synagogues" existed before the Babylonian captivity, as Psa 74:8 seems to imply, they and the proseuchæ, or oratories, may be included in the "holy places" here.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jerusalem
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Son of man
• Parting
• Privy

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings