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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָtoward Sidon,אֶל צִידוֹןand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainst her,עָלֶיהָ
Ezekiel 28:21
Study it in the app““Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 28:21, 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 Sidonצִידוֹןtsidon
Sidon
See it on the mapWhere else “tsidon” appears- and prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears
Places in this verse
Sidon
Today: Sidon (Saida), Lebanon
A port city on the Mediterranean coast, in present-day Lebanon, north of Tyre.
Ahab's wife Jezebel was the daughter of the king of Sidon (1 Kgs 16:31). Jesus said Sidon would have changed its mind had it seen his miracles (Luke 10:13).
The context
20And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
21 · This verse (above)
22and say: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am against you, Sidon, and I will be glorified in your midst; and they will know that I am YHWH, when I execute judgments in her and am shown holy in her.