Ezekiel 21:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, 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 south field;
• Ezek 4:7 : 7 Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
• Ezek 25:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
• Ezek 28:21 : 21 Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, 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 Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:
• Ezek 38:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face against Gog, the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him,
• Amos 7:16 : 16 Now therefore hear thou the word of the LORD: Thou sayest, Prophesy not against Israel, and drop not thy word against the house of Isaac.
• Mic 2:6 : 6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy: they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame.
• Mic 2:11 : 11 If a man walking in the spirit and 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, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous 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 us.
• Eph 6:19 : 19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
• Ezek 6:2 : 2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against 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 herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
• 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 to die; 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, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that ye have heard.
• Ezek 4:3 : 3 Moreover take thou unto thee an iron pan, and set it for a wall of iron between thee and the city: and set thy face against it, and it shall be besieged, and thou shalt lay siege against it. This shall be a sign to the house of Israel.