New King James Version
Ezekiel 35:2
2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and 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,
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir; prophesy against it
- English Standard Version (ESV)"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
1Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, 3and say to it, ‘Thus says the Lord God: “Behold, O Mount Seir, I am against you; I will stretch out My hand against you, And make you most desolate; 4I shall lay your cities waste, And you shall be desolate. Then you shall 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 toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
- Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south; preach against the south and prophesy against the forest land, the South,
- Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel;
- Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.
- Isaiah 50:7“For the Lord God will help Me; Therefore I will not be disgraced; Therefore I have set My face like a flint, And I know that I will not be ashamed.
- Ephesians 6:19and for me, that utterance may be given to me, that I may open my mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the gospel,
- Ezekiel 25:8‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because Moab and Seir say, ‘Look! The house of Judah is like all the nations,’
- Genesis 32:3Then Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
- Genesis 36:8So Esau dwelt in Mount Seir. Esau is Edom.
- Deuteronomy 2:5Do not meddle with them, for I will not give you any of their land, no, not so much as one footstep, because I have given Mount Seir to Esau as a possession.
- Joshua 24:4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
- 2 Chronicles 20:10And now, here are the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir—whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them—
- 2 Chronicles 25:11Then Amaziah strengthened himself, and leading his people, he went to the Valley of Salt and killed ten thousand of the people of Seir.
- Ezekiel 25:12‘Thus says the Lord God: “Because of what Edom did against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended by avenging itself on them,”
- Ezekiel 32:29“There is Edom, Her kings and all her princes, Who despite their might Are laid beside those slain by the sword; They shall lie with the uncircumcised, And with those who go down to the Pit.
- Psalms 83:3They have taken crafty counsel against Your people, And consulted together against Your sheltered ones.
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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