Ezekiel 1:9

1:9 their wings touched each other; they did not turn as they moved, but went straight ahead. 1 

Ezekiel 6:2

6:2 “Son of man, turn toward 2  the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

Ezekiel 25:2

25:2 “Son of man, turn toward 3  the Ammonites 4  and prophesy against them.

Ezekiel 35:2

35:2 “Son of man, turn toward 5  Mount Seir, 6  and prophesy against it.

1 tn Heb “They each went in the direction of one of his faces.”

2 tn Heb “set your face against.” The expression occurs at the beginning of Ezekiel’s prophetic oracles in Ezek 13:17; 20:46; 21:2; 25:2; 28:21; 29:2; 35:2; 38:2.

sn Based on comparison to a similar expression in Ugaritic, the phrase may imply that Ezekiel was to actually go to these locations to deliver his message.

3 tn Heb “set your face toward.”

4 tn Heb “the sons of Ammon.” Ammon was located to the east of Israel.

5 tn Heb “set your face against.”

6 sn Mount Seir is to be identified with Edom (Ezek 35:15), home of Esau’s descendants (Gen 25:21-30).