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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםsetשִׂיםyour faceפָּנֶיךָtoward the mountainsאֶל הָרֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand prophesyוְהִנָּבֵאagainst them,אֲלֵיהֶם
Ezekiel 6:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 6:2, 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 the mountainsהָרֵיhare
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “hare” 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- and prophesyהִנָּבֵאhinave
prophesy
To speak what God's spirit gives to say.
Where else “hinave” appears
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3and say, ‘Mountains of Israel, hear the word of Adonai YHWH! Thus says Adonai YHWH to the mountains and to the hills, to the watercourses and to the valleys: Look, I myself am bringing upon you a sword, and I will destroy your high places.