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New American Standard Bible (1995)

Ezekiel 6:2

"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ezekiel;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Angel;   Ezekiel;   Gestures;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonish Captivity, the;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Son of man, face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Hebrew Names Version
Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Yisra'el, and prophesy to them,
King James Version
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
English Standard Version
"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them
New Century Version
"Human, look toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them.
Amplified Bible
"Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
World English Bible
Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy to them,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Sonne of man, Set thy face towardes the mountaines of Israel, and prophecie against them,
Legacy Standard Bible
"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them
Berean Standard Bible
"Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, face the hills of Israel and tell them:
Complete Jewish Bible
"Human being, face toward the mountains of Isra'el, and prophesy against them:
Darby Translation
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Easy-to-Read Version
He said, "Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and speak against them for me.
George Lamsa Translation
Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "look toward the mountains of Israel and give them my message.
Lexham English Bible
"Son of man, set your face to the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,
Literal Translation
Son of man, set your face towards the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou sonne off man, turne thy face to the mountaynes of Israel, that thou mayest prophecie vnto them,
American Standard Version
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them,
Bible in Basic English
Son of man, let your face be turned to the mountains of Israel, and be a prophet to them, and say,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
'Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
King James Version (1611)
Sonne of man, set thy face towardes the mountaines of Israel, and prophecie against them,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou sonne of man set thy face to the mountaynes of Israel, that thou mayest prophecie agaynst them,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Son of man, set thy face against the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them;
English Revised Version
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he seide, Thou, sone of man, sette thi face to the hillis of Israel; and thou schalt profesie to tho hillis, and schalt seie,
Update Bible Version
Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy to them,
Webster's Bible Translation
Son of man, set thy face towards the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
New English Translation
"Son of man, turn toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:
New King James Version
"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
New Living Translation
"Son of man, turn and face the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
New Life Bible
"Son of man, turn your face toward the mountains of Israel, and tell what is going to happen against them.
New Revised Standard
O mortal, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Son of man, Set thy face against the mountains of Israel, - and prophesy unto them;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man set thy face towards the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them.
Revised Standard Version
"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Young's Literal Translation
`Son of man, set thy face unto mountains of Israel, and prophesy concerning them:

Contextual Overview

1 And the word of the LORD came to me saying, 2 "Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them3 and say, 'Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord GOD! Thus says the Lord GOD to the mountains, the hills, the ravines and the valleys: "Behold, I Myself am going to bring a sword on you, and I will destroy your high places. 4 "So your altars will become desolate and your incense altars will be smashed; and I will make your slain fall in front of your idols. 5 "I will also lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their idols; and I will scatter your bones around your altars. 6 "In all your dwellings, cities will become waste and the high places will be desolate, that your altars may become waste and desolate, your idols may be broken and brought to an end, your incense altars may be cut down, and your works may be blotted out. 7 "The slain will fall among you, and you will know that I am the LORD.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

set: Ezekiel 4:7, Ezekiel 13:17, Ezekiel 20:46, Ezekiel 21:2, Ezekiel 25:2, Ezekiel 38:2, Ezekiel 38:3

the mountains: Ezekiel 19:9, Ezekiel 33:28, Ezekiel 34:14, Ezekiel 35:12, Ezekiel 37:22, Joshua 11:21, Micah 6:1, Micah 6:2

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 18:2 - the land Ezekiel 28:21 - set Ezekiel 29:2 - set Ezekiel 35:2 - set Ezekiel 36:1 - the mountains Daniel 8:17 - O son

Cross-References

Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate.
Genesis 4:26
To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
Genesis 6:1
Now it came about, when men began to multiply on the face of the land, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful; and they took wives for themselves, whomever they chose.
Genesis 6:3
Then the LORD said, "My Spirit shall not strive with man forever, because he also is flesh; nevertheless his days shall be one hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:4
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came in to the daughters of men, and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, men of renown.
Genesis 6:6
The LORD was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.
Genesis 6:7
The LORD said, "I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the land, from man to animals to creeping things and to birds of the sky; for I am sorry that I have made them."
Genesis 6:8
But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD.
Genesis 6:12
God looked on the earth, and behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted their way upon the earth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Son of man, set thy face towards the mountains of Israel,.... Or cities of Israel, the inhabitants of them; not the ten tribes, for they had been carried captive long before this time, even in the times of Hezekiah; unless it can be thought that this prophecy is designed to show the reason of their captivity, which was their idolatry; or that it is directed to those of them which remained in the land, and were mixed with the other tribes; but rather the land of Judea is intended, in which were many mountains, and one part of it was called the hill country, Luke 1:39; and the mountains are mentioned, against which the prophet is ordered to direct his face, and look unto; partly because idolatry was much practised upon them; and partly to show the stupidity of the Jews, and the failure of the prophecy among them; that it was as well, or better, to speak to the mountains, than to them; for since they had so often put away the word of God from them, they were unworthy of it; wherefore such a direction to the prophet comes some degree of indignation and resentment:

and prophesy against them; as that the sword should be upon them, and the high places built upon them should be destroyed: or "unto them" a; direct the prophecy to them; speak to them as if they were capable of hearing: or "concerning them", as the Syriac version; and so the Targum, concerning their desolation.

a אליהם "ad eos", V. L. Pagninus, Montanus; "ad illos", Piscator.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 6:2. Set 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 were exhibited.


 
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