Ezekiel 21:2

Ezekiel 21:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
• New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuary. Prophesy against the land of Israel
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, preach against the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel;

Context of Ezekiel 21:2

1The word of Adonai came to me saying: “Son of man, set your face toward Teman and proclaim to the South. Prophesy against the brush land of the Negev. 3Say to the brush land of the South: ‘Hear the word of Adonai!’ Thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Behold, I will kindle a fire in you. It will devour every moist tree in you and every dry tree. Its leaping flame will not be extinguished. All faces from the south to the north will be scorched by it. 4All flesh will see that I, Adonai, have kindled it; it will not be extinguished.’”

Ezekiel 21:2 word by word

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־מִקְדָּשִׁ֑ים וְהִנָּבֵ֖א אֶל־אַדְמַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• toward Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• and dropנָטַףnâţaph · to drip/prophesyH5197
• toward the holy placesמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
• and prophesyנָבָאnâbâ' · to prophesyH5012
• against the landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for Ezekiel 21:2

• Ezekiel 4:3Then take an iron plate and set it up as an iron wall between you and the city. Set your face toward it so that it is under siege. So you will lay siege against it. This will be a sign to the house of Israel.
• Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon and prophesy against them.
• Ezekiel 28:21“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against her.
• Ezekiel 29:2“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt. Prophesy against him and against all Egypt,
• Ezekiel 38:2“Son of man, set your face toward Gog of the land of Magog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
• Ephesians 6:19And pray for me when I open my mouth to make known with boldness the mystery of the Good News,
• Deuteronomy 32:2May my teaching trickle like rain, my speech distill like dew— like gentle rain on new grass, like showers on tender plants.
• Amos 7:16So now, hear the word of Adonai: You are saying, ‘Do not prophesy against Israel and do not preach against the house of Isaac.’
• Micah 2:6“Do not prophesy,” they prophesy. Unless they prophesy about such things, He will not turn back reproaches.”
• Ezekiel 4:7You will set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
• Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them.
• Ezekiel 36:1“You, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Adonai.
• Jeremiah 26:11The kohanim and the prophets spoke to the princes and to all the people, saying: “A death sentence for this man! For he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your ears.”
• Acts 6:13They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops speaking words against this holy place and the Torah.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Set thy face toward Jerusalem - This is a continuation of the preceding prophecy; and in this chapter the prophet sets before them, in the plainest language, what the foregoing metaphors meant, so that they could not complain of his parables.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-32This chapter repeatedly mentions a sword (Ezekiel 21:3–5, 9, 11–12, 14–16, 19, 28–30). Each time, the sword represents God’s judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-322. the holy places--the three parts of the temple: the courts, the holy place, and the holiest. If "synagogues" existed before the Babylonian captivity, as Psa 74:8 seems to imply, they and the proseuchæ, or oratories, may be included in the "holy places" here.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Israel
• Jerusalem
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Son of man
• Parting
• Privy

Commentaries on Ezekiel 21

• 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
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings