Bible Strands
Ezekiel 6:2
“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks directly to Ezekiel, commanding him to turn his attention toward the mountains of Israel and deliver a prophetic message. This instruction follows immediately after the Lord delivers a word to the prophet.
The words — The directive centers on שׂים (sim, "set") paired with פָּנֶיךָ (pa.neikha, "your face") and the imperative וְהִנָּבֵא (ve-hinnāḇē', "and prophesy"). These terms frame the physical and verbal action of directing attention toward a specific target to deliver a divine declaration.
The thread — This command to "set your face" and prophesy against a designated subject also appears in Ezekiel 13:17 and Ezekiel 20:46, where God similarly orders the prophet to confront the daughters of his people and the forest of the Negev.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that prophetic ministry begins with deliberate alignment toward the subject of judgment. It demands a direct, unflinching engagement with the reality of the divine warning.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 19:9 With hooks they caged him and brought him to the king of Babylon. They brought him into captivity so that his roar was heard no longer on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 13:17 Now, O son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them
- Ezekiel 20:46 “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
- Ezekiel 21:2 “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
- Ezekiel 25:2 “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
- Ezekiel 33:28 I will make the land a desolate waste, and the pride of her strength will come to an end. The mountains of Israel will become desolate, so that no one will pass through.
- Ezekiel 34:14 I will feed them in good pasture, and the lofty mountains of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in a good grazing land; they will feed in rich pasture on the mountains of Israel.
- Ezekiel 35:12 Then you will know that I, the LORD, have heard every contemptuous word you uttered against the mountains of Israel when you said, ‘They are desolate; they are given to us to devour!’
- Ezekiel 36:1 “And you, son of man, prophesy to the mountains of Israel and say: O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD.
- Ezekiel 37:22 I will make them one nation in the land, on the mountains of Israel, and one king will rule over all of them. Then they will no longer be two nations and will never again be divided into two kingdoms.