Ezekiel 6:2

6:2 “Son of man, turn toward ¹  the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

Ezekiel 11:8

11:8 You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,’ declares the sovereign Lord.

Ezekiel 25:2

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

Ezekiel 25:11

25:11 I will execute judgments against Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”

Ezekiel 33:3

33:3 He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, ⁴  and warns the people, ⁵ 

Ezekiel 35:2

35:2 “Son of man, turn toward ⁶  Mount Seir, ⁷  and prophesy against it.

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¹ 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.

² tn Heb “set your face toward.”

³ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon.” Ammon was located to the east of Israel.

⁴ tn Heb “shofar,” a ram’s horn rather than a brass instrument (so throughout the chapter).

⁵ tn Sounding the trumpet was a warning of imminent danger (Neh 4:18-20; Jer 4:19; Amos 3:6).

⁶ tn Heb “set your face against.”

⁷ sn Mount Seir is to be identified with Edom (Ezek 35:15), home of Esau’s descendants (Gen 25:21-30).