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Ezekiel 21:2

Therefore prophesy, son of man, set your face steadfastly toward Jerusalem, and look toward their holy places, and you shall prophesy against the land of Israel,

LXX2012 (US English)

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

1And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

3and you shall say to the land of Israel, Thus says the Lord; Behold, I am against you, and I will draw forth my sword out of its sheath, and I will destroy out of you the transgressor and unrighteous.

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Cross References

Isaiah 37:24For you have reproached the Lord by messengers; for you have said, With the multitude of chariots have I ascended to the height of mountains, and to the sides of Libanus; and I have + 37:24 Gr. cut cropped the height of his cedars and the beauty of his cypresses; and I entered into the height of the forest region:

Ezekiel 4:3And take you to yourself an iron pan, and you shall set it for an iron wall between you and the city: and you shall set your face against it, and it shall be in a siege, and you shall besiege it. This is a sign to the children of Israel.

Ezekiel 6:2Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them;

Ezekiel 20:46Son of man, set your face against Thaeman, and look toward Darom, and prophesy against the chief forest of Nageb,

Ezekiel 25:2Son of man, set your face steadfastly against the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

Ezekiel 29:2Son of man, set your face against Pharao king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against 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 →

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