Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

“Son of man, turn your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them.

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

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

A Conservative Version

Son of man, set thy face toward the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

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

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, let your face be turned to the children of Ammon, and be a prophet against them:

Darby Translation

Son of man, set thy face against the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them;

Julia Smith Translation

Son of man, set thy face against the sons of Ammon, and prophesy against them.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Son of man, set your face toward the {Ammonites} and prophesy against them,

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thou son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, prophesy upon 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 children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:

The Emphasized Bible

Son of man Set thy face against the sons of Ammon, - and prophesy against them.

Webster

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:

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
of man
אדם 
'adam 
Usage: 541

set
שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
Usage: 580

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

and prophesy
נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

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Context Readings

Judgment Upon Various Gentile Nations

1 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 2 “Son of man, turn your face toward the Ammonites and prophesy against them. 3 Say to the Ammonites: Hear the word of the Lord God: This is what the Lord God says: Because you said, ‘Good!’ about My sanctuary when it was desecrated, about the land of Israel when it was laid waste, and about the house of Judah when they went into exile,


Cross References

Jeremiah 49:1-6

About the Ammonites, this is what the Lord says:

Does Israel have no sons?
Is he without an heir?
Why then has Milcom dispossessed Gad
and his people settled in their cities?

Ezekiel 6:2

“Son of man, turn your face toward the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them.

Amos 1:13-15

The Lord says:

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead
in order to enlarge their territory.

Genesis 19:38

The younger also gave birth to a son, and she named him Ben-ammi. He is the father of the Ammonites of today.

Jeremiah 9:25-26

“The days are coming”—the Lord’s declaration—“when I will punish all the circumcised yet uncircumcised:

Jeremiah 25:21

Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

Jeremiah 27:3

Send word to the king of Edom, the king of Moab, the king of the Ammonites, the king of Tyre, and the king of Sidon through messengers who are coming to Zedekiah king of Judah in Jerusalem.

Ezekiel 20:46

“Son of man, face the south and preach against it. Prophesy against the forest land in the Negev,

Ezekiel 21:2

“Son of man, turn your face toward Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel,

Ezekiel 21:28-32

“Now prophesy, son of man, and say: This is what the Lord God says concerning the Ammonites and their contempt. You are to proclaim:

A sword! A sword
is drawn for slaughter,
polished to consume, to flash like lightning.

Ezekiel 35:2

“Son of man, turn your face toward Mount Seir and prophesy against it.

Zephaniah 2:8-11

I have heard the taunting of Moab
and the insults of the Ammonites,
who have taunted My people
and threatened their territory.

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