Yehezkiel 6:2
Konteks6:2 “Son of man, turn toward 1 the mountains of Israel and prophesy against them:
Yehezkiel 16:2
Konteks16:2 “Son of man, confront Jerusalem 2 with her abominable practices
Yehezkiel 17:2
Konteks17:2 “Son of man, offer a riddle, 3 and tell a parable to the house of Israel.
Yehezkiel 23:2
Konteks23:2 “Son of man, there were two women who were daughters of the same mother.
Yehezkiel 25:2
Konteks25:2 “Son of man, turn toward 4 the Ammonites 5 and prophesy against them.
Yehezkiel 28:21
Konteks28:21 “Son of man, turn toward 6 Sidon 7 and prophesy against it.
Yehezkiel 35:2
Konteks35:2 “Son of man, turn toward 8 Mount Seir, 9 and prophesy against it.
[6:2] 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.
[6:2] 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.
[16:2] 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
[17:2] 3 sn The verb occurs elsewhere in the OT only in Judg 14:12-19, where Samson supplies a riddle.
[25:2] 4 tn Heb “set your face toward.”
[25:2] 5 tn Heb “the sons of Ammon.” Ammon was located to the east of Israel.
[28:21] 6 tn Heb “set your face against.”
[28:21] 7 sn Sidon was located 25 miles north of Tyre.
[28:21] map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.
[35:2] 8 tn Heb “set your face against.”
[35:2] 9 sn Mount Seir is to be identified with Edom (Ezek 35:15), home of Esau’s descendants (Gen 25:21-30).