Ezekiel 28:21

28:21 “Son of man, turn toward ¹  Sidon ²  and prophesy against it.

Ezekiel 6:2

6:2 “Son of man, turn toward ³  the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:

Ezekiel 13:17

13:17 “As for you, son of man, turn toward ⁴  the daughters of your people who are prophesying from their imagination. ⁵  Prophesy against them

Ezekiel 25:2

25:2 “Son of man, turn toward ⁶  the Ammonites ⁷  and prophesy against them.

Ezekiel 35:2

35:2 “Son of man, turn toward ⁸  Mount Seir, ⁹  and prophesy against it.

Ezekiel 20:46

20:46 “Son of man, turn toward ¹⁰  the south, ¹¹  and speak out against the south. ¹²  Prophesy against the open scrub ¹³  land of the Negev,

Ezekiel 21:2

21:2 “Son of man, turn toward ¹⁴  Jerusalem ¹⁵  and speak out against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel

Ezekiel 29:2

29:2 “Son of man, turn toward ¹⁶  Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

Ezekiel 38:2

38:2 “Son of man, turn toward ¹⁷  Gog, ¹⁸  of the land of Magog, ¹⁹  the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. ²⁰  Prophesy against him

Ezekiel 21:19

21:19 “You, son of man, mark out two routes for the king of Babylon’s sword to take; both of them will originate in a single land. Make a signpost and put it at the beginning of the road leading to the city.

Ezekiel 44:5

44:5 The Lord said to me: “Son of man, pay attention, ²¹  watch closely and listen carefully to ²²  everything I tell you concerning all the statutes of the Lord’s house and all its laws. Pay attention to the entrances ²³  to the temple with all the exits of the sanctuary.

¹ tn Heb “set your face against.”

² sn Sidon was located 25 miles north of Tyre.

³ 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.

⁵ tn Heb “set your face against.”

⁶ tn Heb “from their heart.”

⁷ tn Heb “set your face toward.”

⁸ tn Heb “the sons of Ammon.” Ammon was located to the east of Israel.

⁹ tn Heb “set your face against.”

¹⁰ sn Mount Seir is to be identified with Edom (Ezek 35:15), home of Esau’s descendants (Gen 25:21-30).

¹¹ tn Heb “set your face toward.” This expression occurs as well in Ezek 6:2; 13:17.

¹² tn Or “the way toward the south,” or “the way toward Teman.” Teman is in the south and may be a location or the direction.

¹³ tn Or “toward Darom.” Darom may mean the south or a region just north of southern city of Beer Sheba. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:417-18.

¹⁴ tn The Hebrew term can also mean “forest,” but a meaning of uncultivated wasteland fits the Negev region far better. See M. Greenberg, Ezekiel (AB), 2:418.

¹³ tn Heb “set your face toward.”

¹⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹⁵ tn Heb “set your face against.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “set your face against.”

¹⁸ sn This may refer to a Lydian king in western Asia Minor in the seventh century b.c. Apart from Ezek 38-39, the only other biblical reference to this king/nation is in Rev 20:8. For a study of the names appearing in this verse, see E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27.

¹⁹ sn One of the sons of Japheth according to Gen 10:2; 1 Chr 1:5.

²⁰ tn Heb “the prince, the chief of Meshech and Tubal.” Some translate “the prince of Rosh, Meshech and Tubal,” but it is more likely that the Hebrew noun in question is a common noun in apposition to “prince,” rather than a proper name. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:434-35. As Block demonstrates, attempts by some popular writers to identify these proper names with later geographical sites in Russia are anachronistic. See as well E. Yamauchi, Foes From the Northern Frontier, 19-27.

¹⁹ tn Heb “set your heart” (so also in the latter part of the verse).

²⁰ tn Heb “Set your mind, look with your eyes, and with your ears hear.”

²¹ tc The Syriac, Vulgate, and Targum read the plural. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 2:618.