Ezekiel 25:2
New International Version
“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

New Living Translation
“Son of man, turn and face the land of Ammon and prophesy against its people.

English Standard Version
“Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Berean Standard Bible
“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

King James Bible
Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;

New King James Version
“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them.

New American Standard Bible
“Son of man, set your face against the sons of Ammon and prophesy against them,

NASB 1995
“Son of man, set your face toward the sons of Ammon and prophesy against them,

NASB 1977
“Son of man, set your face toward the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them,

Legacy Standard Bible
“Son of man, set your face toward the sons of Ammon and prophesy against them

Amplified Bible
“Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Christian Standard Bible
“Son of man, face the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Son of man, turn your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

American Standard Version
Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:

Contemporary English Version
Ezekiel, son of man, condemn the people of Ammon

English Revised Version
Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Son of man, turn to the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

Good News Translation
"Mortal man," he said, "denounce the country of Ammon.

International Standard Version
"Son of Man, turn your attention to the descendants of Ammon and rebuke them.

Majority Standard Bible
?Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

NET Bible
"Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

New Heart English Bible
"Son of man, set your face toward the people of Ammon, and prophesy against them:

Webster's Bible Translation
Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;

World English Bible
“Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
“Son of man, set your face toward the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

Young's Literal Translation
'Son of man, set thy face unto the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

Smith's Literal Translation
Son of man, set thy face against the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Son of man, set thy face against the children of Ammon, and thou shalt prophesy of them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
“Son of man, set your face against the sons of Ammon, and you shall prophesy about them.

New American Bible
Son of man, turn toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

New Revised Standard Version
Mortal, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Son of man, set your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them;

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
‘Son of man, set your face against the children of Amon, and prophesy upon them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Son of man, set thy face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Son of man, set thy face steadfastly against the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
A Prophecy Against Ammon
1Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3Tell the Ammonites to hear the word of the Lord GOD, for this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because you exclaimed, “Aha!” when My sanctuary was profaned, when the land of Israel was laid waste, and when the house of Judah went into exile,…

Cross References
Jeremiah 49:1-6
Concerning the Ammonites, this is what the LORD says: “Has Israel no sons? Is he without heir? Why then has Milcom taken possession of Gad? Why have his people settled in their cities? / Therefore, behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will sound the battle cry against Rabbah of the Ammonites. It will become a heap of ruins, and its villages will be burned. Then Israel will drive out their dispossessors, says the LORD. / Wail, O Heshbon, for Ai has been destroyed; cry out, O daughters of Rabbah! Put on sackcloth and mourn; run back and forth within your walls, for Milcom will go into exile together with his priests and officials. ...

Amos 1:13-15
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of the Ammonites, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they ripped open the pregnant women of Gilead in order to enlarge their territory. / So I will kindle a fire in the walls of Rabbah to consume its citadels amid war cries on the day of battle and a violent wind on the day of tempest. / Their king will go into exile—he and his princes together,” says the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:8-11
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...

Isaiah 15:1-9
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...

Isaiah 16:1-14
Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ...

Jeremiah 48:1-47
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...

Isaiah 21:11-12
This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” / The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”

Jeremiah 25:21
Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

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 9:25-26
“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— / Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”

Isaiah 11:14
They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them.

Psalm 83:6-8
the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah

2 Chronicles 20:1-30
After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. / Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi). / Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah. ...

2 Samuel 8:2
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.

1 Samuel 11:1-11
Then Nahash the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.” / But Nahash the Ammonite replied, “I will make a treaty with you on one condition, that I may put out everyone’s right eye and bring reproach upon all Israel.” / “Hold off for seven days,” replied the elders of Jabesh, “and let us send messengers throughout Israel. If there is no one to save us, we will surrender to you.” ...


Treasury of Scripture

Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;

thy face

Ezekiel 6:2
Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them,

Ezekiel 20:46
Son of man, set thy face toward the south, and drop thy word toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the south field;

Ezekiel 21:2
Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,

the Ammonites

Ezekiel 21:28-32
And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach; even say thou, The sword, the sword is drawn: for the slaughter it is furbished, to consume because of the glittering: …

Genesis 19:38
And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day.

Jeremiah 9:25,26
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised; …

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Son of man
This phrase is a frequent designation for Ezekiel, used over 90 times in the book. In Hebrew, "ben adam" emphasizes the prophet's humanity and his role as a representative of the people. It underscores the humility and frailty of human nature in contrast to the divine. The term "son of man" also foreshadows the New Testament usage where Jesus refers to Himself as the "Son of Man," highlighting His identification with humanity.

set your face
This expression is a Hebrew idiom that implies determination and resolute intention. It suggests a prophetic stance of confrontation and judgment. In the context of Ezekiel, it indicates the prophet's role in delivering God's message with unwavering commitment, regardless of opposition or difficulty.

against the Ammonites
The Ammonites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew, and were often in conflict with Israel. Historically, they occupied the region east of the Jordan River. This phrase indicates a specific divine judgment against a nation that had been hostile to Israel. The Ammonites' enmity towards Israel is documented in various biblical accounts, and this judgment reflects God's justice against those who oppose His people.

prophesy against them
The act of prophesying in this context involves delivering a message from God that often includes warning, judgment, and the call to repentance. The Hebrew root "naba" means to speak or sing by inspiration. This command to prophesy against the Ammonites signifies God's direct communication through Ezekiel, serving as both a warning to the Ammonites and a reassurance to Israel of God's sovereignty and justice.

(2) Set thy face against the Ammonites.--It has already been mentioned that the utterances against the four contiguous nations of Ammon, Moab, Edom, and Philistia are all contained in one prophecy, and that this prophecy was evidently spoken after the fall of Jerusalem, and, consequently, after the date of Ezekiel 26:1. The Ammonites, descended from Lot's incest with his younger daughter, had been for centuries persistent enemies of Israel. They had joined the Moabites in their oppression of Israel under Eglon (Judges 3:13), and in a later attack had been subdued by Jephthah (Judges 11:32-33); they fought with extreme cruelty and insolence against Saul (1Samuel 11:2-11); they insulted and warred against David (2Samuel 10:1-6), and were utterly crushed by him (2Samuel 12:31); their idolatries were favoured by Solomon (1Kings 11:7); uniting with Moab and Edom, they attacked Judah under Jehoshaphat (2Chronicles 20:1-25), but utterly failed, and were tributary to his descendant, Uzziah (2Chronicles 26:8); again they fought with Jotham, and were reduced by him to heavy tribute (2Chronicles 27:5); and not long before this time they had occupied the vacant cities of Gad (Jeremiah 49:1). Now they had joined Nebuchadnezzar's army against Judah (2Kings 24:2). From Ezekiel 25:3 it appears that their hostility arose not only from national jealousy, but from an especial hatred against the Jewish religion (comp. also Psalm 83:7). They are the frequent subject of prophetic denunciation (Isaiah 11:14; Jeremiah 49:1-6; Amos 1:13-15; Zephaniah 2:8-11). . . . Verse 2. - Set thy face against the Ammonites. The main facts that are essential to a right understanding of the message to this people, not to speak of their long-standing enmity against Israel for many centuries, are

(1) that they formed part of Nebuchadnezzar's army, as allies or tributaries, against Jehoiakim (2 Kings 24:2);

(2) that afterwards they, with other neighboring nations, intrigued with Zedekiah against the Chaldean king (Jeremiah 27:3), so that it was an open question whether his first act of vengeance should fall on Rabbath-Ammon or Jerusalem (Ezekiel 21:20). In Ezekiel 21:28-32, written not long before, Ezekiel had uttered his prediction of the coming judgment. Here we read that when they saw that Jerusalem had been laid waste, they, like Edom (Psalm 137:7), exulted in her downfall. Earlier traces of cruelty and outrage are found in Psalm 83:7; Amos 1:13 - 15; Zephaniah 2:8-11. We learn from Jeremiah 40:14 that the name of the Ammonite king at this time was Baalis.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
“Son
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of man,
אָדָ֕ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

set
שִׂ֥ים (śîm)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set

your face
פָּנֶ֖יךָ (pā·ne·ḵā)
Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 6440: The face

against
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the Ammonites
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

and prophesy
וְהִנָּבֵ֖א (wə·hin·nā·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5012: To prophesy, speak, by inspiration

against them.
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ (‘ă·lê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against


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