Discovery BoxEzekiel 6:2 
Context6:2 “Son of man, turn toward 1 the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:
Ezekiel 12:18
Context12:18 “Son of man, eat your bread with trembling, 2 and drink your water with anxious shaking.
Ezekiel 17:2
Context17:2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, 3 and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 21:6
Context21:6 “And you, son of man, groan with an aching heart 4 and bitterness; groan before their eyes.
Ezekiel 23:2
Context23:2 “Son of man, there were two women who were daughters of the same mother.
Ezekiel 25:2
Context25:2 “Son of man, turn toward 5 the Ammonites 6 and prophesy against them.
Ezekiel 35:2
Context35:2 “Son of man, turn toward 7 Mount Seir, 8 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 The Hebrew term normally refers to an earthquake (see 1 Kgs 19:11; Amos 1:1).
3 sn The verb occurs elsewhere in the OT only in Judg 14:12-19, where Samson supplies a riddle.
4 tn Heb “breaking loins.”
5 tn Heb “set your face toward.”
6 tn Heb “the sons of Ammon.” Ammon was located to the east of Israel.
7 tn Heb “set your face against.”
8 sn Mount Seir is to be identified with Edom (Ezek 35:15), home of Esau’s descendants (Gen 25:21-30).
