Ezekiel 28:21
19 All the nations who know you are appalled over you. You have come to a horrible end and will be no more.’”
20 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
22 And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
23 I will send a plague against her and shed blood in her streets; the slain will fall within her, while the sword is against her on every side. Then they will know that I am the LORD.
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 Sidon and prophesy against her.
- KJV
- Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
- WEB
- “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,
- ASV
- Son of man, set thy face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,
- DARBY
- Son of man, set thy face towards Zidon, and prophesy against it,
- BLB
- “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her.
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Vend ditt åsyn mot Sidon og spå mot det
- OTB
- "Menneskesønn, vend ditt ansikt mot Sidon, og profeter mot henne
- B1930
- Menneskesønn! Vend ditt åsyn mot Sidon og spå mot det
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ezekiel 6:2
“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Read in contextGenesis 10:15
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
Read in contextEzekiel 25:2
“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
Read in contextJeremiah 25:22
all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
Read in contextEzekiel 27:8
The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
Read in contextZechariah 9:2
and also against Hamath, which borders it, as well as Tyre and Sidon, though they are very shrewd.
Read in contextEzekiel 29:2
“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
Read in contextEzekiel 32:30
All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
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