Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man.”
Parallel translations
- KJV Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.
- BSB Therefore prophesy against them; prophesy, O son of man!”
- NKJV Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man!”
- NASB Therefore, prophesy against them, prophesy, son of man!”
- NLT Therefore, son of man, prophesy against them loudly and clearly.”
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Cross-references · 8
- Ezek 3:17–21“Son of man, I have made you a watchman to the house of Israel. Therefore hear the word from my mouth, and warn them from me.
- Hos 8:1“Put the trumpet to your lips! Something like an eagle is over Yahweh’s house, because they have broken my covenant, and rebelled against my law.
- Ezek 20:46–47“Son of man, set your face toward the south, and preach toward the south, and prophesy against the forest of the field in the South;
- Ezek 25:2Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them:
- Ezek 21:2“Son of man, set your face toward Jerusalem, and preach toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel.
- Isa 58:1“Cry aloud, don’t spare. Lift up your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their disobedience, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
- Hos 6:5Therefore I have cut them to pieces with the prophets; I killed them with the words of my mouth. Your judgments are like a flash of lightning.
- Ezek 3:2–15So I opened my mouth, and he caused me to eat the scroll.
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