Ezekiel 6:2

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“`Son of man, set thy face unto mountains of Israel, and prophesy concerning them:”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ezekiel 6:2 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Joshua 11:21At that time Joshua proceeded to eliminate the Anakim from the hill country of Hebron, Debir, and Anab, and from all the hill country of Judah and of Israel. Joshua devoted them to destruction, along with their cities.
  2. Ezekiel 4:7You must turn your face toward the siege of Jerusalem with your arm bared, and prophesy against it.
  3. Ezekiel 13:17Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
  4. Ezekiel 19:9With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
  5. Ezekiel 20:46“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
  6. Ezekiel 21:2“Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
  7. Ezekiel 21:7And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and every knee will turn to water.’ Yes, it is coming and it will surely happen, declares the Lord GOD.”
  8. Ezekiel 25:2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
  9. Ezekiel 33:28I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
  10. Ezekiel 34:14I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
  11. Ezekiel 35:12Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
  12. Ezekiel 36:1“And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
  13. Ezekiel 37:22I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.
  14. Ezekiel 38:2“Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
  15. Micah 6:1Hear now what the LORD says: “Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.

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