Ezekiel 35:2

Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, 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
mount	הַ֣ר har	H2022	a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figurative… · noun, common masculine singular construct
Seir	שֵׂעִ֑יר se.'Ir	H8165	Seir · 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

Genesis 32:3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
Ezekiel 6:2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,
Ezekiel 25:8 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen;
Genesis 36:8-9 Thus dwelt Esau in mount Seir: Esau is Edom.
Deuteronomy 2:5 Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau fo…
Joshua 24:4 And I gave unto Isaac Jacob and Esau: and I gave unto Esau mount Seir, to possess it; but Jacob and his children went down into Egypt.
2 Chronicles 20:10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of…
2 Chronicles 20:22-23 And when they began to sing and to praise, the LORD set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come aga…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 35:1-9

Mount Seir was mentioned as partner with Moab in one of the threatenings we had before (Eze 25:8); but here it is convicted and condemned by itself, and has woes of its own. The prophet must boldly set his face against Edom, and prophesy particularly against it; for the God of Israel has said, O Mount Seir! I am against thee. Note, Those that have God against them have the word of God against them, and the face of his ministers, nor dare they prophesy any good to them, but evil. The prophet must tell the Edomites that God has a controversy with them, and let them know, I. What is the cause and ground of that controversy, Eze 35:5. God espouses his people's cause, and will plead it, takes wha…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 35:2

Set thy face against Mount Seir - That is, against the Edomites. This prophecy was probably delivered about the time of the preceding, and before the destruction of Idumea by Nebuchadnezzar, which took place about five years after. Calmet supposes that two destructions of Idumea are here foretold; one by Nebuchadnezzar, and the other by the Jews after their return from their captivity.

John Gill on Ezekiel 35:2

Son of man set thy face against Mount Seir,.... Which had its name from Seir the Horite, who first possessed it; and was succeeded in it by Esau and his posterity, the Edomites; see Genesis 36:8, Deuteronomy 2:12, so that the country of Edom or Idumea is here intended, and the inhabitants of it; who are put for the enemies of the church and people of God in general, as these were the enemies of Israel and Judah; and particularly for Rome, which, as it was spiritually called Egypt and Sodom, so it may be called Edom, as it often is by the Jews: now the prophet is bid to turn his face towards this mountain or country, and look sternly at it, and severely threaten it. The Targum is, "take up a…

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Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 35:1–end

Dictionary and topics

Edom — (1.) The name of Esau (q.v.), Gen. 25:30, “Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage [Heb. haadom, haadom, i.e., ‘the red pottage, the red pottage’] ...Therefore was his name called Edom”,…
Edomites, The · Country of: Called Mount Seir — Country of: Called Mount Seir

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).

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 35:1-9

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 35:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 35:2

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 35:1–end

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Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 35:1-9

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 35:2

John Gill on Ezekiel 35:2

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 35:1–end

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 35:1-15