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.
• New International Version (NIV)Turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem and with bared arm prophesy against her.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 4:7

5For I have laid upon thee the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, three hundred and ninety days: so shalt thou bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. 6And when thou hast accomplished them, lie again on thy right side, and thou shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah forty days: I have appointed thee each day for a year. Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it. 8And, behold, I will lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to another, till thou hast ended the days of thy siege. 9Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentiles, and millet, and fitches, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof, according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, three hundred and ninety days shalt thou eat thereof.

Ezekiel 4:7 word by word

וְאֶל־מְצ֤וֹר יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ תָּכִ֣ין פָּנֶ֔יךָ וּֽזְרֹעֲךָ֖ חֲשׂוּפָ֑ה וְנִבֵּאתָ֖ עָלֶֽיהָ׃Read the interlinear

• 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 4:3Moreover 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 6:2Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
• Isaiah 52:10Yhwh hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall 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

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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