Ezekiel 4:7
What does Ezekiel 4:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 4:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And let your face be turned to where Jerusalem is shut in, with your arm uncovered, and be a prophet against it.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`And unto the siege of Jerusalem thou dost prepare thy face, and thine arm <FI>is<Fi> uncovered, and thou hast prophesied concerning it.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thou shalt turn thy face to the siege of Jerusalem and thy arm shall be stretched out: and thou shalt prophesy against it.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
Context
v.6And again, when thou hast accomplished these, thou shalt lie on thy right side, and shalt bear the iniquity of the house of Judah: forty days, each day for a year, have I appointed it unto thee.
v.7This passage
v.8And, behold, I lay bands upon thee, and thou shalt not turn thee from one side to the other, till thou hast accomplished the days of thy siege.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;
- Isaiah 52:10
Jehovah hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
- Ezekiel 6:2
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them,
- Ezekiel 4:3
And take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face toward it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.
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