Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 6:2
2“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them.
Ezekiel 6:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel; prophesy against them
- English Standard Version (ESV)"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Context of Ezekiel 6:2
1The word of Adonai came to me saying: “Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy to them. 3Say: mountains of Israel, hear the word of Adonai!” Thus says Adonai Elohim concerning the mountains and concerning the hills, concerning the wadis and concerning the valleys: “Behold, I will bring a sword on you. I will destroy your high places. 4Your altars will become desolate. Your sun pillars will be broken. I will cast down your slain men before your idols.
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בֶּן־אָדָ֕ם שִׂ֥ים פָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶל־הָרֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהִנָּבֵ֖א אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 6:2
- Ezekiel 4:7You will set your face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
- Ezekiel 13:17“Now you, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people, who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
- Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face toward Teman and proclaim to the South. Prophesy against the brush land of the Negev.
- Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon and prophesy against them.
- 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
- Ezekiel 19:9They put him in a cage with hooks and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him in hunting nets. So his roar was no longer heard on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 33:28I will make the land a desolation and a horror. The pride of her power will cease. The mountains of Israel will be desolate, so that no one will pass through.’
- Ezekiel 34:14I will shepherd them in a good pasture—their grazing place will be on the high mountains of Israel. There they will lie down on good grazing ground. They will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 35:12You will know that I, Adonai, have heard all your blasphemies that you uttered against the mountains of Israel saying: “They are laid desolate—they are given for us to devour!”
- Ezekiel 37:22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will be king to them all. They will no longer be two nations and never again be divided into two kingdoms.
- Joshua 11:21At that time Joshua went and cut off the Anakim from the hill country, from Hebron, Debir, Anab, and from the entire hill country of Judah and from the entire hill country of Israel. Joshua put a ban on them with their cities.
- Micah 6:1Hear what Adonai is saying: “Arise! Contend with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 6:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Set thy face toward the mountains of Israel - This is a new prophecy, and was most probably given after the four hundred and thirty days of his lying on his left and right side were accomplished. By Israel here, Judea is simply meant; not the ten tribes, who had long before been carried into captivity. Ezekiel uses this term in reference to the Jews only. The mountains may be addressed here particularly, because it was on them the chief scenes of idolatry…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The judgment did not remain only in Jerusalem. It spread to the mountains of Israel, which were the political center of the nation. This land had belonged to Israel since the time of Joshua. Over time, however, it became filled with idolatry (the worship of false gods). The hill country became the location of many pagan shrines, called high places (raised stone platforms used for worship). These places often held idols or were used for sacrifices and…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-142. mountains of Israel--that is, of Palestine in general. The mountains are addressed by personification; implying that the Israelites themselves are incurable and unworthy of any more appeals; so the prophet sent to Jeroboam did not deign to address the king, but addressed the altar (1Ki 13:2). The mountains are specified as being the scene of Jewish idolatries on "the high places" (Eze 6:3; Le 26:30).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on Ezekiel 6
- 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
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