Ezekiel 21:2

Ben adam, set thy face toward the south, and preach against the south, and prophesy against the forest land of the Negev;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

In Context

1Moreover the Devar Hashem came unto me, saying,

3And I say to the forest of the Negev, Hear the Devar Hashem: Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: Hineni, I will kindle an eish in thee, and it shall devour every green etz (tree) in thee, and every dry etz (tree); the blazing flame shall not be quenched, and all faces from the Negev to the north shall be scorched by it.

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Cross References

Isaiah 37:24By thy avadim hast thou insulted Adonoi, 1 and hast said, 1 By the multitude of my chariots am I come up marom harim, 1 to the heights of Levanon; 1 and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, 1 and the choice pine trees thereof; 1 and I will enter into its most remote height, 1 and the ya'ar (forest) of its fruitful land. 1

Ezekiel 4:3Moreover take thou unto thee a machavat barzel (iron griddle), and set it for a kir barzel (wall of iron) between thee and the Ir; and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be an ot (sign) to Bais Yisroel.

Ezekiel 6:2Ben Adam, set thy face toward the mountains of Yisroel, and prophesy against them,

Ezekiel 25:2Ben adam, set thy face against the Bnei Ammon, and prophesy against them;

Ezekiel 29:2Ben adam, set thy face against Pharaoh Melech Mitzrayim, and prophesy against him, and against all Mitzrayim:

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 →

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