Ezekiel 28:21

Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Son	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אָדָ֕ם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute
set	שִׂ֥ים sim	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
face	פָּנֶ֖יךָ pa.Nei.kha	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Zidon	צִיד֑וֹן tzi.Don	H6721	Tsidon · proper noun, a place name
prophesy	וְהִנָּבֵ֖א ve.hi.na.Ve'	H5012	to prophesy · conjunction + verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 6:2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Genesis 10:15 And Canaan begat Sidon his firstborn, and Heth,
Jeremiah 25:22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
Ezekiel 25:2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;
Ezekiel 27:8 The inhabitants of Zidon and Arvad were thy mariners: thy wise men, O Tyrus, that were in thee, were thy pilots.
Isaiah 23:2-4 Be still, ye inhabitants of the isle; thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.
Isaiah 23:12 And he said, Thou shalt no more rejoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shalt thou have…
Jeremiah 27:3 And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Z…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:20–end

God's glory is his great end, both in all the good and in all the evil which proceed out of the mouth of the Most High; so we find in these verses. 1. God will be glorified in the destruction of Zidon, a city that lay near to Tyre, was more ancient, but not so considerable, had a dependence upon it and stood and fell with it. God says here, I am against thee, O Zidon! and I will be glorified in the midst of thee, Eze 28:22. And again, "Those that would not know be gentler methods shall be made to know that I am the Lord, and I alone, and that I am a just and jealous God, when I shall have executed judgments in her, destroying judgments, when I shall have done execution according to justice a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 28:21

Zidon--famous for its fishery (from a root, Zud, "to fish"); and afterwards for its wide extended commerce; its artistic elegance was proverbial. Founded by Canaan's first-born (Gen 10:15). Tyre was an offshoot from it, so that it was involved in the same overthrow by the Chaldeans as Tyre. It is mentioned separately, because its idolatry (Ashtaroth, Tammuz, or Adonis) infected Israel more than that of Tyre did (Eze 8:14; Jdg 10:6; Kg1 11:33). The notorious Jezebel was a daughter of the Zidonian king.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:19

Thou shalt be a terror - Instead of being an object of adoration thou shalt be a subject of horror, and at last be destroyed with thy city, so that nothing but thy name shall remain. It was entirely burnt by Alexander the Great, as it had been before by Nebuchadnezzar.

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:21

Son of man, set thy face against Zidon,.... An ancient city, near to Tyre, and in confederacy with it, greatly given to idolatry and superstition; and may design all the antichristian states in the communion of the church of Rome: and prophesy against it; the prophet is bid to look towards this place with a stern countenance, as before against Tyre; threatening it with ruin, and prophesying of it, in the following manner.

Dictionary and topics

Zidon — A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah (Gen. 10:15, 19). It was the first home of the…
Zidon, Or Sidon — (Genesis 10:15,19; Joshua 11:8; 19:28; Judges 1:31; 18:28; Isaiah 23:2,4,12; Jeremiah 25:22; 27:3; Ezekiel 28:21,22; Joel 3:4) (Joel 4:4); Zech 9:2; Matt 11:21,22; 15:21; Mark 3:8; 1:24,31; Luke…
Sidon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Sidonians, The · Predictions respecting: That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them — Predictions respecting: That God should be glorified in the judgments upon them

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 28:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 28:21

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:19

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:21

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 28:21

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 28:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 28:21

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 28:19

John Gill on Ezekiel 28:21

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 28:20–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 28:20-24

Rashi on Ezekiel 28:19