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Ezekiel 29:2

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Ezekiel 29:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt;
Ezekiel 29:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Ezekiel 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1In the tenth year, in the tenth [month], in the twelfth [day] of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
2Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt;
3speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
4And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick unto thy scales; and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick unto thy scales.
5And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers: thou shalt fall upon the open field; thou shalt not be brought together, nor gathered; I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, &c.] Pharaoh was a name common to all the kings of Egypt; the name of this king was Pharaohhophra, (<244430>Jeremiah 44:30), and who, by Herodotusf497, is called Apries: and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt; prophesy of his destruction, and of the destruction of the whole land that is under his dominion.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“set: Eze 6:2, Eze 20:46, Eze 21:2, Eze 25:2, Eze 28:21, Eze 28:22 Pharaoh: This was Pharaoh-hophra, or Apries, who, Herodotus informs us, agreeably to the character given him by the prophet, "proudly and wickedly boasted of having established his kingdom so securely, that it was not in the power of any God to dispossess him of it." Jer 44:30 against all: Ezek. 30:1-32:32; Isa. 18:1-19:17, Isa 20:1-6; Jer 9:25, Jer 9:26, Jer 25:18, Jer 25:19; Jer 43:8-13, Jer 46:2-16; Joe 3:19; Zac 14:18, Zac 14:19 Ezekiel 29:3”
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