Discovery BoxEzekiel 6:2 
Context6:2 “Son of man, turn toward 1 the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:
Ezekiel 11:8
Context11:8 You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,’ declares the sovereign Lord.
Ezekiel 25:2
Context25:2 “Son of man, turn toward 2 the Ammonites 3 and prophesy against them.
Ezekiel 25:11
Context25:11 I will execute judgments against Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.’”
Ezekiel 33:3
Context33:3 He sees the sword coming against the land, blows the trumpet, 4 and warns the people, 5
Ezekiel 35:2
Context35:2 “Son of man, turn toward 6 Mount Seir, 7 and prophesy against it.
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).
