New English Translation
Ezekiel 28:21
21“Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it.
Ezekiel 28:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against Sidon; prophesy against her
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her,
Context of Ezekiel 28:21
19All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you; you have become terrified and will be no more.’” 20The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it. 22Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: “‘Look, I am against you, Sidon, and I will magnify myself in your midst. Then they will know that I am the Lord when I execute judgments on her and reveal my sovereign power in her. 23I will send a plague into the city and bloodshed into its streets; the slain will fall within it, by the sword that attacks it from every side. Then they will know that I am the Lord.
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בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־צִיד֑וֹן וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Ezekiel 28:21
- Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:
- Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Ezekiel 29:2“Son of man, turn toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
- Ezekiel 23:12She lusted after the Assyrians – governors and officials, warriors in full armor, horsemen riding on horses, all of them desirable young men.
- Ezekiel 27:8The leaders of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were your captains.
- Ezekiel 32:30“All the leaders of the north are there, along with all the Sidonians; despite their might they have gone down in shameful terror with the dead. They lie uncircumcised with those killed by the sword, and bear their shame with those who descend to the pit.
- Genesis 10:15Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, Heth,
- Isaiah 23:2Lament, you residents of the coast, you merchants of Sidon who travel over the sea, whose agents sail over
- Jeremiah 25:22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon; all the kings of the coastlands along the sea;
- Jeremiah 27:3Use it to send messages to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon. Send them through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to King Zedekiah of Judah.
- Jeremiah 47:4For the time has come to destroy all the Philistines. The time has come to destroy all the help that remains for Tyre and Sidon. For I, the Lord, will destroy the Philistines, that remnant that came from the island of Crete.
- Joel 3:4Why are you doing these things to me, Tyre and Sidon? Are you trying to get even with me, land of Philistia? I will very quickly repay you for what you have done!
- Zechariah 9:2as are those of Hamath also, which adjoins Damascus, and Tyre and Sidon, though they consider themselves to be very wise.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 28:21
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Prophecy against Zidon. Zidon (mod. Saida) was more ancient than Tyre and was the original metropolis of Phoenicia Genesis 10:19, but in the times of Phoenician greatness it ever played a subordinate part. Only once Judges 10:12 do we find the “Zidonians” in conflict with Israel. The evil which they did was the seducing them to idolatry (compare Ezekiel 28:24), as in the case of Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of the Zidonians 1 Kings 16:31. The…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-26Verses 20-26 . The Zidonians were borderers upon the land of Israel, and they might have learned to glorify the Lord; but, instead of that, they seduced Israel to the worship of their idols. War and pestilence are God's messengers; but he will be glorified in the restoring his people to their former safety and prosperity. God will cure them of their sins, and ease them of their troubles. This promise will at length fully come to pass in the heavenly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-24No specific charges are made against Sidon, Tyre’s close neighbor to the north. However, it likely committed similar offenses. Its joy over Judah’s destruction would not last.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2121. Zidon--famous for its fishery (from a root, Zud, "to fish"); and afterwards for its wide extended commerce; its artistic elegance was proverbial. Founded by Canaan's first-born (Ge 10:15). Tyre was an offshoot from it, so that it was involved in the same overthrow by the Chaldeans as Tyre. It is mentioned separately, because its idolatry (Ashtaroth, Tammuz, or Adonis) infected Israel more than that of Tyre did (Eze 8:14; Jud 10:6; 1Ki 11:33). The…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 28
- 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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