Ezekiel 6:2
What does Ezekiel 6:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 6:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them,
KJV
King James Version · 1611Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Son of man, let your face be turned to the mountains of Israel, and be a prophet to them, and say,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`Son of man, set thy face unto mountains of Israel, and prophesy concerning them:
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Son of man set thy face towards the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Context
v.1And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
v.2This passage
v.3and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord Jehovah: Thus saith the Lord Jehovah to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 34:14
I will feed them with good pasture; and upon the mountains of the height of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie down in a good fold; and on fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 4:7
And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.
- Ezekiel 33:28
And I will make the land a desolation and an astonishment; and the pride of her power shall cease; and the mountains of Israel shall be desolate, so that none shall pass through.
- Ezekiel 19:9
And they put him in a cage with hooks, and brought him to the king of Babylon; they brought him into strongholds, that his voice should no more be heard upon the mountains of Israel.
- 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;
- Ezekiel 13:17
And thou, son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, that prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
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