Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege of Jerusalem, and thine arm shall be uncovered, and thou shalt prophesy against it.
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Gill's Exposition
Therefore thou shalt set thy face toward the siege at Jerusalem,.... All the while he was lying either on the left side or the right, his face was to be directed to the siege of Jerusalem, portrayed…
Barnes' Notes
Therefore thou shalt set thy face - Or, “And etc.” i. e., direct thy mind to that subject. Thine arm shall be uncovered - A sign of the execution of vengeance Isa 52:10.
The prophet is here ordered to represent to himself and others by signs which would be proper and powerful to strike the fancy and to affect the mind, the siege of Jerusalem; and this amounted to a…
Cambridge Bible
Therefore thou shalt set With R.V., and thou shalt set … with thine arm uncovered. In this verse the prophet resumes Eze 4:1-3, representing the besiegers; he sets his face towards the siege, presses…