Ezekiel 35:2
1 Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
3 And say unto it, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, O mount Seir, I am against thee, and I will stretch out mine hand against thee, and I will make thee most desolate.
4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou shalt 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 Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
- KJV
- Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
- WEB
- “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
- ASV
- Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
- DARBY
- Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
- BLB
- “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.
- ÅB
- Menneskesønn! Vend ditt åsyn mot Se'ir-fjellet og spå mot det!
- OTB
- "Menneskesønn, vend deg mot Se'ir-fjellet og profetér mot det,
- B1930
- Menneskesønn! Vend ditt åsyn mot Se'ir-fjellet og spå mot det!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 32:3
And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Read in contextEzekiel 6:2
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Read in contextEzekiel 25:8
Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
Read in contextAmos 1:11–12
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and he kept his wrath for ever:
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 25:2
Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
Read in contextEzekiel 32:29
There is Edom, her kings, and all her princes, which with their might are laid by them that were slain by the sword: they shall lie with the uncircumcised, and with them that go down to the pit.
Read in contextObadiah 1:10–14
For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.
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