Parallel Verses

Amplified

“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her

New American Standard Bible

“Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, prophesy against her

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

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

International Standard Version

"Son of Man, turn your attention to Sidon and prophesy against her.

A Conservative Version

Son of man, set thy face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,

American Standard Version

Son of man, set thy face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,

Bible in Basic English

Son of man, let your face be turned to Zidon, and be a prophet against it, and say,

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

. Son of man, set thy face against Zidon and prophesy against, her,

King James 2000

Son of man, set your face against Sidon, and prophesy against it,

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it,

Modern King James verseion

Son of man, set your face against Sidon, and prophesy against it.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"Thou son of man, set thy face against Sidon. Prophesy upon it,

NET Bible

"Son of man, turn toward Sidon and prophesy against it.

New Heart English Bible

"Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,

The Emphasized Bible

Son of man, Set thy face towards Zidon, - And prophesy over it;

Webster

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

World English Bible

Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against it,

Youngs Literal Translation

'Son of man, set thy face unto Zidon, and prophesy concerning it;

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

צידן צידון 
Tsiydown 
Usage: 23

and prophesy
נבא 
Naba' 
Usage: 115

References

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Smith

Context Readings

A Prophecy Against Sidon

20 Again the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21 “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy against her 22 and say, ‘Thus says the Lord God,

“Behold, I am against you, O Sidon,
And I will show My glory and be glorified in your midst.
Then they will know [by personal experience] that I am the Lord when I bring judgment and punishment on her,
And I will manifest My holiness in her.



Cross References

Ezekiel 6:2

“Son of man, set your face against the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them,

Genesis 10:15

Canaan became the father of Sidon, his firstborn, and Heth

Jeremiah 25:22

all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the islands and the coastlands across the [Mediterranean] Sea;

Ezekiel 25:2

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

Ezekiel 27:8


“The inhabitants of Sidon and [the island] of Arvad were your oarsmen;
Your skilled and wise men, O Tyre, were with you; they were your pilots.

Isaiah 23:2-4


Be silent, you inhabitants of the coastland,
You merchants of Sidon;
Your messengers crossed the sea

Isaiah 23:12


He has said, “You shall never again exult [in triumph], O crushed Virgin Daughter of Sidon.
Arise, cross over to Cyprus; even there you will find no rest.”

Jeremiah 27:3

and send word to the king of Edom, to the king of Moab, to the king of the sons of Ammon, to the king of Tyre, and to the king of Sidon by the messengers who come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.

Jeremiah 47:4


Because of the day that is coming
To destroy all the Philistines
And to cut off from Tyre and Sidon
Every ally who remains.
For the Lord is going to destroy the Philistines,
The remnant [still surviving] of the coastland of Caphtor.

Ezekiel 29:2

“Son of man, set your face toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

Ezekiel 32:30

“The princes of the north are there also, all of them, and all the Sidonians, who in spite of the terror resulting from their power, have gone down in shame with the slain. So they lay down uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bore their disgrace with those who go down to the pit.

Joel 3:4-8

Moreover, what are you to Me, O Tyre and Sidon and all the [five small] regions of Philistia? Will you pay Me back for something [I have supposedly done to you]? Even if you do pay Me back, I will swiftly and speedily return your deed [of retaliation] on your own head.

Zechariah 9:2


And Hamath also, which borders on it (Damascus),
Tyre and Sidon, though they are very wise.

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