Ezekiel 20:46

20:46 “Son of man, turn toward ¹  the south, ²  and speak out against the south. ³  Prophesy against the open scrub ⁴  land of the Negev,

Ezekiel 40:27-28

40:27 The inner court had a gate toward the south; he measured it from gate to gate toward the south as 175 feet. ⁵ 

40:28 Then he brought me to the inner court by the south gate. He measured the south gate; it had the same dimensions as the others.

Ezekiel 47:19

47:19 On the south side it will run from Tamar to the waters of Meribath Kadesh, the river, ⁶  to the Great Sea. This is the south side.

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¹ tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17.

² tn Or “the way toward the south,” or “the way toward Teman.” Teman is in the south and may be a location or the direction.

³ tn Or “toward Darom.” Darom may mean the south or a region just north of southern city of Beer Sheba. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:417-18.

⁴ tn The Hebrew term can also mean “forest,” but a meaning of uncultivated wasteland fits the Negev region far better. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:418.

⁵ tn Heb “one hundred cubits” (i.e., 52.5 meters).

⁶ tn Or “valley.” The syntax is difficult. Some translate “to the river,” others “from the river”; in either case the preposition is supplied for the sake of English.