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Ezekiel 35:2
2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it
Ezekiel 35:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Son of man, turn and face Mount Seir, and prophesy against its people.
Context of Ezekiel 35:2
1The word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it 3and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you and make you a desolate waste. 4I will turn your towns into ruins and you will be desolate. Then you will know that I am the Lord.
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בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ עַל־הַ֣ר שֵׂעִ֑יר וְהִנָּבֵ֖א עָלָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 35:2
- Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them
- Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest of the southland.
- Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel
- Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Isaiah 50:7Because the Sovereign Lord helps me, I will not be disgraced. Therefore have I set my face like flint, and I know I will not be put to shame.
- Ephesians 6:19Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel,
- Ezekiel 25:8“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Moab and Seir said, “Look, Judah has become like all the other nations,”
- Genesis 32:3Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- Genesis 36:8So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the hill country of Seir.
- Deuteronomy 2:5Do not provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, not even enough to put your foot on. I have given Esau the hill country of Seir as his own.
- Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I assigned the hill country of Seir to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.
- 2 Chronicles 20:10“But now here are men from Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, whose territory you would not allow Israel to invade when they came from Egypt; so they turned away from them and did not destroy them.
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Amaziah then marshaled his strength and led his army to the Valley of Salt, where he killed ten thousand men of Seir.
- Ezekiel 25:12“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because Edom took revenge on Judah and became very guilty by doing so,
- Ezekiel 32:29“Edom is there, her kings and all her princes; despite their power, they are laid with those killed by the sword. They lie with the uncircumcised, with those who go down to the pit.
- Psalms 83:3With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 35:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Set thy face against Mount Seir - That is, against the Edomites. This prophecy was probably delivered about the time of the preceding, and before the destruction of Idumea by Nebuchadnezzar, which took place about five years after. Calmet supposes that two destructions of Idumea are here foretold; one by Nebuchadnezzar, and the other by the Jews after their return from their captivity.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-15This message of judgment is directed to Edom, Israel’s neighbor to the southeast. It is also called Mount Seir, the main mountain region of Edom. Edom stands as a symbol of all Israel’s enemies. For example, Edom rejoiced when Israel fell (Ezekiel 36:2; see also 25:12–14). When Babylon destroyed Judah, Edom may have thought it had a chance to grow stronger. However, the Lord said that its success would not last long.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-15Another feature of Israel's prosperity; those who exulted over Israel's humiliation, shall themselves be a "prey." Already stated in Eze 25:12-14; properly repeated here in full detail, as a commentary on Eze 34:28. The Israelites "shall be no more a prey"; but Edom, the type of their most bitter foes, shall be destroyed irrecoverably. 2. Mount Seir--that is, Idumea (Ge 36:9). Singled out as badly pre-eminent in its bitterness against God's people, to…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 35
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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