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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָtoward Jerusalem,אֶל יְרוּשָׁלִַםand let your word dripוְהַטֵּףtoward the sanctuaries,אֶל מִקְדָּשִׁיםand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainst the groundאֶל אַדְמַתof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Ezekiel 21:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and let your word drip toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the ground of Israel.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 21:2, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- setשִׂיםsim
take to heart
"Set the face": decide; "set in the heart": pay attention.
Where else “sim” appears- your faceפָּנֶיpane
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pane” appears- toward Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- and let your word dripהַטֵּףhatef
preach
To speak as a prophet.
Where else “hatef” appears- toward the sanctuariesמִקְדָּשִׁיםmikdashim
sanctuary
Sanctuary: a place set apart for God; also a holy thing. Said too of the shrines of other gods.
Where else “mikdashim” appears- and prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears- against the groundאַדְמַתadmat
soil
Farmland, or dust.
Where else “admat” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3And say to the ground of Israel: ‘Thus says YHWH: Look, I am against you, and I will draw my sword from its sheath and cut off from you the righteous and the wicked.