Ezekiel 25:2

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““Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.”

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BSBPD

““Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Son of man, set thy face unto the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 25:2 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 19:38The younger daughter also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.
  2. Jeremiah 9:25“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised yet uncircumcised:
  3. Jeremiah 25:21Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;
  4. Jeremiah 27:3Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
  5. Jeremiah 49:1Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities?
  6. Ezekiel 6:2“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
  7. Ezekiel 11:4Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man!”
  8. Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
  9. Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
  10. Ezekiel 21:28Now prophesy, son of man, and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt: ‘A sword! A sword is drawn for slaughter, polished to consume, to flash like lightning—
  11. Ezekiel 35:2“Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
  12. Amos 1:13This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory.
  13. Zephaniah 2:8“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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