Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop thy word toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
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Gill's Exposition
And say to the land of Israel,.... The inhabitants of it, signified by the "forest of the south field", Eze 20:47,
thus saith the Lord, behold, I am against thee; and sad it is to have the Lord…
The first word of judgment Eze 21:1-7. Ezekiel speaks first to the people of Israel, shows the universality of the coming destructions, and indicates by a sign (that of sighing) the sadness of the…
Adam Clarke
Set thy face toward Jerusalem - This is a continuation of the preceding prophecy; and in this chapter the prophet sets before them, in the plainest language, what the foregoing metaphors meant, so…
The prophet had faithfully delivered the message he was entrusted with, in the close of the foregoing chapter, in the terms wherein he received it, not daring to add his own comment upon it; but, when…
Cambridge Bible
the holy places Or, sanctuaries. These are not the rural sanctuaries or high places, but the holy buildings in Jerusalem (Eze 7:24; Lam 2:6).
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