Ezekiel 25:2

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

Ezekiel 25:2 in Other Translations

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

2 "Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

2 “Son of man, turn and face the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people.

2 "Son of man, face Ammon and preach against the people:

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

2 "Son of man, turn to the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

2 "Son of man, turn your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

2 "Son of man, turn your attention to the Ammonites. Prophesy against them.

Ezekiel 25:2 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 25:2

Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites
Who were of the posterity of Lot, implacable enemies of the Jews; who hated their religion, and envied their wealth and happiness; against these the prophet is bid to "set his face"; to look that way where they lived, and to put on a frowning countenance, and a menacing aspect: "strengthen thy face", as the Septuagint and Arabic versions render it; look boldly at them: and prophesy against them;
deliver out the following prophecy concerning them.

Ezekiel 25:2 In-Context

1 The word of the LORD came to me:

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

3 Say to them, ‘Hear the word of the Sovereign LORD. This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you said “Aha!” over my sanctuary when it was desecrated and over the land of Israel when it was laid waste and over the people of Judah when they went into exile,

4 therefore I am going to give you to the people of the East as a possession. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you; they will eat your fruit and drink your milk.

5 I will turn Rabbah into a pasture for camels and Ammon into a resting place for sheep. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

Cross References

• 1. S Ezekiel 13:17; Ezekiel 29:2
• 2. S Ezekiel 21:28; Zephaniah 2:8-9
• 3. Jeremiah 49:1-6