Ezekiel 25:2
1 The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
3 And say unto the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thou saidst, Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was profaned; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity;
4 Behold, therefore I will deliver thee to the men of the east for a possession, and they shall set their palaces in thee, and make their dwellings in thee: they shall eat thy fruit, and they shall drink thy milk.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- KJV
- Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
- WEB
- “Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them.
- ASV
- Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:
- DARBY
- Son of man, set thy face against the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;
- BLB
- “Son of man, set your face against the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them.
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Vend ditt åsyn mot Ammons barn og spå mot dem!
- OTB
- “Menneskesønn, vend deg mot ammonittene og profetér mot dem,
- B1930
- Menneskesønn! Vend ditt åsyn mot Ammons barn og spå mot dem!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 49:1–6
Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
Read in contextAmos 1:13–15
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:
Read in contextEzekiel 6:2
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Read in contextZephaniah 2:8–11
I have heard the reproach of Moab, and the revilings of the children of Ammon, whereby they have reproached my people, and magnified themselves against their border.
Read in contextEzekiel 21:2
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
Read in contextEzekiel 21:28–32
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering:
Read in contextEzekiel 20:46
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;
Read in contextJeremiah 9:25–26
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
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