Ezekiel 29:2

What does Ezekiel 29:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Ezekiel 29:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Son of man, let your face be turned against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and be a prophet against him and against all Egypt:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

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

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Son of man, set thy face against Pharao king of Egypt: and thou shalt prophesy of him, and of all Egypt:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against the whole of Egypt;

Context

v.1In the tenth year, in the tenthmonth, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

v.2This passage

v.3speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 18:1

    Ah, the land of the rustling of wings, which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia;

  • Isaiah 20:1

    In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, when Sargon the king of Assyria sent him, and he fought against Ashdod and took it;

  • Ezekiel 30:1

    The word of Jehovah came again unto me, saying,

  • Joel 3:19

    Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence done to the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

  • Jeremiah 43:8

    Then came the word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying,

  • Ezekiel 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 field in the South;

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