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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Meanwhile, keep staring at the siege of Jerusalem. Lie there with your arm bared and prophesy her destruction.

Context of Ezekiel 4:7

5I have assigned you the same number of days as the years of their sin. So for 390 days you will bear the sin of the people of Israel. 6“After you have finished this, lie down again, this time on your right side, and bear the sin of the people of Judah. I have assigned you 40 days, a day for each year. Turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her. 8I will tie you up with ropes so that you cannot turn from one side to the other until you have finished the days of your siege. 9“Take wheat and barley, beans and lentils, millet and spelt; put them in a storage jar and use them to make bread for yourself. You are to eat it during the 390 days you lie on your 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 take an iron pan, place it as an iron wall between you and the city and turn your face toward it. It will be under siege, and you shall besiege it. This will be a sign to the people of Israel.
• Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them
• Isaiah 52:10The Lord will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God.

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