EZE 28:21 Parallel View

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UST “Son of man, turn toward the city of Sidon, and announce the terrible things that will happen to it.

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

OEB Son of man, set thy face against Sidon, and prophesy against her

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

MSG ^(20-23)God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, confront Sidon. Preach against it. Say, ‘Message from God, the Master:
  “‘Look! I’m against you, Sidon.
  I intend to be known for who I truly am among you.’
They’ll know that I am God
  when I set things right
  and reveal my holy presence.
I’ll order an epidemic of disease there,
  along with murder and mayhem in the streets.
People will drop dead right and left,
  as war presses in from every side.
Then they’ll realize that I mean business,
  that I am God.

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

LSV “Son of man, set your face toward Sidon, and prophesy concerning it;

FBV “Son of man, face towards Sidon and prophesy against her.

T4T “You human, turn toward Sidon city, and declare the terrible things that will happen to it.

LEB “Son of man,[fn] set your face toward Sidon and prophesy against it,

?:? Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”

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

MOF No MOF EZE book available

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

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

DRA Son of man, set thy face against Sidon: and thou shalt prophesy of it,

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

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

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

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

KJB Son of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesy against it,
(Son of man, set thy/your face against Zidon, and prophesy against it, )

BB Thou sonne of man, set thy face against Sidon, and prophecie vpon it,
(Thou son of man, set thy/your face against Sidon, and prophecie upon it,)

GNV Sonne of man, set thy face against Zidon, and prophesie against it,
(Son of man, set thy/your face against Zidon, and prophesie against it, )

CB Thou sonne of man, set thy face agaynst Sido, Prophecie vpo it,
(Thou son of man, set thy/your face against Sido, Prophecie upo it,)

WYC and he seide, Thou, sone of man, sette thi face ayens Sidon, and thou schalt profesie of it;
(and he said, Thou, son of man, set thy/your face against Sidon, and thou/you shalt profesie of it;)

LUT Du Menschenkind, richte dein Angesicht wider Zidon und weissage wider sie
(You Menschenkind, richte your Angesicht against Zidon and weissage against sie)

CLV Fili hominis, pone faciem tuam contra Sidonem, et prophetabis de ea:
(Fili hominis, pone faciem tuam contra Sidonem, and prophetabis about ea: )

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

BrLXX υἱὲ ἀνθρώπου, στήρισον τὸ πρόσωπόν σου ἐπὶ Σιδῶνα, καὶ προφήτευσον ἐπʼ αὐτὴν,
(huie anthrōpou, staʸrison to prosōpon sou epi Sidōna, kai profaʸteuson epʼ autaʸn, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Son of man

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of humankind set face,your to/towards Tsīdōn and,prophesy against,it )

God calls Ezekiel this to emphasize that Ezekiel is only a human being. God is eternal and powerful, but humans are not. See how you translated this in Ezekiel 2:1. Alternate translation: “Mortal person” or “Human”

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

(Occurrence 0) set your face against Sidon

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of humankind set face,your to/towards Tsīdōn and,prophesy against,it )

Sidon was far away, so Ezekiel could not see it, but staring in that direction would be a symbol of harming the people there. See how you translated a similar phrase in Ezekiel 6:2. Alternate translation: “Turn toward Sidon and stare” or “stare toward Sidon so that the people there will be harmed”

(Occurrence 0) prophesy against

(Some words not found in UHB: son_of humankind set face,your to/towards Tsīdōn and,prophesy against,it )

“prophesy about the bad things that will happen to.” See how you translated this in Ezekiel 4:7.

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