Ezekiel 6:2

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

Ezekiel 25:2

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

Ezekiel 35:2

35:2 “Son of man, turn toward ⁴  Mount Seir, ⁵  and prophesy against it.

Ezekiel 43:1

The Glory Returns to the Temple

43:1 Then he brought me to the gate that faced toward the east.

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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 “set your face against.”

⁵ sn Mount Seir is to be identified with Edom (Ezek 35:15), home of Esau’s descendants (Gen 25:21-30).