Discovery BoxEzekiel 6:2 
Context6:2 “Son of man, turn toward 1 the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:
Ezekiel 25:2
Context25:2 “Son of man, turn toward 2 the Ammonites 3 and prophesy against them.
Ezekiel 35:2
Context35:2 “Son of man, turn toward 4 Mount Seir, 5 and prophesy against it.
Ezekiel 43:1
ContextThe Glory Returns to the Temple
43:1 Then he brought me to the gate that faced toward the east.
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).
