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Ezekiel 6:2

Thou sonne of man set thy face to the mountaynes of Israel, that thou mayest prophecie agaynst 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,
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 worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying: 2 Thou sonne of man set thy face to the mountaynes of Israel, that thou mayest prophecie agaynst them, 3 And say, Heare the worde of the Lord God: O ye mountaynes of Israel Thus hath the Lord God spoken to the mountaynes, hylles, riuers, & dales, Beholde I [euen I] will bryng a sworde vpon you, and destroy your hye places. 4 Your aulters shalbe destroyed, & your images of the sunne broken downe, your slayne men wyll I cast downe before your idols. 5 And the dead carkases of the children of Israel wyll I cast before their idols, your bones will I scatter rounde about your aulters. 6 In all your dwellyng places your cities shalbe desolate, and the hye places laide waste, so that your aulters shalbe made waste and desolate, your idols shalbe broken and abolished, and your images of the sunne shalbe cut downe, and your workes quite taken away. 7 Your slayne men shall fall among you: and ye shal knowe 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
And so the woman, seing that the same tree was good to eate of, and pleasaunt to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, toke of the fruite therof, and dyd eate, and gaue also vnto her husbande beyng with her, and he dyd eate.
Genesis 4:26
And vnto the same Seth also there was borne a sonne, and he called his name Enos: then began men to make inuocation in the name of the Lorde.
Genesis 6:1
And it came to passe, that when men began to be multiplied in the vpper face of the earth, there were daughters borne vnto the:
Genesis 6:2
And the sonnes of God also sawe the daughters of men that they were fayre, & they toke them wyues, such as theyliked, from among them all.
Genesis 6:3
And the Lorde sayde: My spirite shall not alwayes stryue with man, because he is fleshe: yet his dayes shalbe an hundreth and twentie yeres.
Genesis 6:4
But there were Giantes in those dayes in ye earth: yea & after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of me, and hadde begotten chyldren of them, the same became myghtie men of the worlde, and men of renowme.
Genesis 6:6
And it repented the Lord that he had made man vpon the earth, & he was touched with sorowe in his heart.
Genesis 6:7
And the Lorde sayde: I wyll from the vpper face of the earth, destroy man whom I haue created, from man vnto cattell, vnto worme, and vnto foules of the ayre: For it repenteth me that I haue made them.
Genesis 6:8
But Noah founde grace in the eyes of the Lorde.
Genesis 6:12
And God loked vpon the earth, and beholde it was corrupt: for all fleshe had corrupt his way vpon 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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