Bible Strands
Ezekiel 28:21
“Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The LORD addresses Ezekiel immediately after delivering a prior oracle, commanding the prophet to direct his attention toward the city of Sidon.
The words — The imperative שִׂים (sim), meaning “set,” is paired with פָּנֶ֖יךָ (pa.nekha), meaning “your face,” forming a literal command to fix the prophet’s gaze and focus on the target.
The thread — This posture of directed prophetic attention reappears in Ezekiel 6:2, while Sidon’s placement among nations facing divine judgment aligns with Jeremiah 25:22 and its ancestral lineage in Genesis 10:15.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to acknowledge that God actively directs prophetic focus toward specific cities to execute judgment and demonstrate His holiness.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 6:2 “Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
- Genesis 10:15 And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
- Jeremiah 25:22 all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
- Ezekiel 25:2 “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Ezekiel 27:8 The men of Sidon and Arvad were your oarsmen. Your men of skill, O Tyre, were there as your captains.
- Isaiah 23:2 Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea.
- Isaiah 23:12 He said, “You shall rejoice no more, O oppressed Virgin Daughter of Sidon. Get up and cross over to Cyprus—even there you will find no rest.”
- Jeremiah 27:3 Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
- Jeremiah 47:4 For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
- Ezekiel 29:2 “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.