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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָagainst Pharaoh,עַל פַּרְעֹהkingמֶלֶךְof Egypt,מִצְרָיִםand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainst himעָלָיוand against allוְעַל כֻּלָּהּEgypt.מִצְרַיִם
Ezekiel 29:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 29:2, 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- against Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears- kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- and prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3Speak and say, ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Look, I am against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt, the great sea monster lying in the midst of his channels, who has said, “Mine is my Nile, and I made it for myself.”