Ezekiel 21:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ תֵּימָ֔נָה וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־דָּר֑וֹם וְהִנָּבֵ֛א אֶל־יַ֥עַר הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה נֶֽגֶב׃

Transliteration

ben-ʾāḏām śîm pānêḵā dereḵ têmānāh and-haṭṭēp̄ to-dārôm and-hinnāḇēʾ to-yaʿar the-śādeh neḡeḇ.

Grammar Details

• *ben*: construct state, masculine singular - son of
• *ʾāḏām*: masculine singular - man/humanity
• *śîm*: qal imperative masculine singular - set/place/direct
• *pānêḵā*: plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your face
• *dereḵ*: masculine singular construct - way/direction toward
• *têmānāh*: directional suffix with feminine singular - southward
• *haṭṭēp̄*: hiphil imperative masculine singular with waw conjunction - cause to drip/prophesy
• *dārôm*: masculine singular - south
• *hinnāḇēʾ*: niphal imperative masculine singular with waw conjunction - prophesy
• *yaʿar*: masculine singular construct - forest of
• *śādeh*: definite article with masculine singular - the field
• *neḡeḇ*: masculine singular - south/Negev region

Word Meanings

• *têmānāh*: southward/to the south/toward Teman
• *haṭṭēp̄*: drip words/preach/prophesy
• *dārôm*: south/southern region
• *yaʿar*: forest/wooded area
• *neḡeḇ*: south/dry region/Negev

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 20:46 : 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;
• Ezek 4:7 : 7 And thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, with thine arm uncovered; and thou shalt prophesy against it.
• Ezek 25:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:
• Ezek 28:21 : 21 Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,
• Ezek 29:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt;
• Ezek 36:1 : 1 And thou, son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of Jehovah.
• Ezek 38:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the prince of Rosh, Meshech, and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
• Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of Jehovah: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not [thy word] against the house of Isaac;
• Mic 2:6 : 6 Prophesy ye not, [thus] they prophesy. They shall not prophesy to these: reproaches shall not depart.
• Mic 2:11 : 11 If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.
• Acts 6:13-14 : 13 and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak {G989} words against this holy place, and the law: 14 for we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered unto us.
• Eph 6:19 : 19 And on my behalf, that utterance may be given unto me in opening my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel,
• Ezek 6:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them,
• Deut 32:2 : 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall distil as the dew, As the small rain upon the tender grass, And as the showers upon the herb.
• Jer 26:11-12 : 11 Then spake the priests and the prophets unto the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy of death; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your ears. 12 Then spake Jeremiah unto all the princes and to all the people, saying, Jehovah sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
• Ezek 4:3 : 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.