Ezekiel 21:2
“Son of man, face towards Jerusalem and condemn their places of worship. Prophesy against the people living in Israel
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1A message from the Lord came to me, saying,
Cross References
Isaiah 37:24By your servants you have mocked the Lord. You said: ‘With my many chariots I have ascended to the high mountains, to the farthest peaks of Lebanon. I have chopped down its tallest cedars, the best of its cypress trees. I have reached its most distant heights, its deepest forests.
Ezekiel 4:3Put an iron plate between yourself and the city so it's like an iron wall. Face the city and demonstrate that it's under siege, and that you are the one attacking it. This is a symbolic warning to the people of Israel.
Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, face towards Israel's mountains and prophesy against them.
Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, face towards the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, face towards the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
Ezekiel 29:2“Son of man, face towards Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and the whole of Egypt.
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 21:2-8
Threatenings against Israel; Judgments Predicted. ( b. c. 592.) 1 And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel, 3 And say to the land of Israel, Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I am against thee, and will draw forth my sword out of his sheath, and will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked. 4 Seeing then that I will cut off from thee the righteous and the wicked, therefore shall… Read the whole commentary →