Ezekiel 29:2

'Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy concerning him, and concerning Egypt — all of it.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:

In Context

1In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying,

3Speak, and thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I [am] against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt! The great dragon that is crouching in the midst of his floods, Who hath said, My flood [is] my own, And I — I have made it [for] myself.

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Cross References

Isaiah 20:1In the year of the coming in of Tartan to Ashdod, when Sargon king of Asshur sendeth him, and he fighteth against Ashdod, and captureth it,

Jeremiah 25:17'And I take the cup out of the hand of Jehovah, and cause all the nations to drink unto whom Jehovah sent me:

Jeremiah 25:19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, And his heads, and all his people,

Jeremiah 44:30Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am giving Pharaoh-Hophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of those seeking his life, as I have given Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and who is seeking his life.'

Ezekiel 6:2'Son of man, set thy face unto mountains of Israel, and prophesy concerning them:

Ezekiel 21:2'Son of man, set thy face unto Jerusalem, and prophesy unto the holy places, and prophesy unto the ground of Israel;

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 29:2-8

Pride of Pharaoh; The Ruin of Pharaoh. ( b. c. 589.) 1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt: 3 Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself. 4 But I will put hooks… Read the whole commentary →

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