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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָtoward the sonsאֶל בְּנֵיof Ammon,עַמּוֹןand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainst them,עֲלֵיהֶם
Ezekiel 25:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, set your face toward the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 25:2, 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- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears- and prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears
Places in this verse
Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3and say to the sons of Ammon: ‘Hear the word of Adonai YHWH! Thus says Adonai YHWH: Because you said, “Aha!” over my sanctuary because it was profaned, and over the ground of Israel because it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah because they went into exile,