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Ezekiel 6:2

"Son of man, turn your face toward the mountains of Israel, and tell what is going to happen 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,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy 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 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 The Word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, turn your face toward the mountains of Israel, and tell what is going to happen against them. 3 Say, ‘Mountains of Israel, listen to the Word of the Lord God! This is what the Lord God says to the mountains, the hills, the deep and wide valleys: "I Myself am going to bring a sword against you. And I will destroy your high places. 4 So your altars will be laid waste. Your altars for special perfume will be broken. And I will kill your people in front of your false gods. 5 I will lay the dead bodies of the sons of Israel in front of their false gods, and spread your bones around your altars. 6 In every place you live, cities will be laid waste and the high places will be destroyed. Your altars will be laid waste and destroyed. Your false gods will be broken and destroyed. Your altars for special perfume will come to an end. 7 Your people will fall dead 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
The woman saw that the tree was good for food, and pleasing to the eyes, and could fill the desire of making one wise. So she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave some to her husband, and he ate.
Genesis 4:26
A son was born to Seth also, and he gave him the name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the Lord.
Genesis 6:1
When men became many in number on the earth, and daughters were born to them,
Genesis 6:2
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 will not stay in man forever, for he is flesh. But yet he will live for 120 years."
Genesis 6:4
Very large men were on the earth in those days, and later also, when the sons of God lived with the daughters of men, who gave birth to their children. These were the powerful men of long ago, men of much strength.
Genesis 6:6
The Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth. He had sorrow in His heart.
Genesis 6:7
So the Lord said, "I will destroy man whom I have made from the land, man and animals, things that move upon the earth and 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 at the earth and saw how sinful it was. For all who lived on the earth had become sinful in their ways.

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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