Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Ezekiel 21:1-5
Ezekiel 21:1-5. Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem Here God directs the prophet to declare in plain language, what he had ordered him to speak allegorically, from the 46th to the 48th verses of the foregoing chapter. And say to the land of Israel The prophet’s face being turned toward Judea and Jerusalem, he addresses them as if they were present before him. Behold, I am against thee I am become thine enemy because of thy sins; I hate thy practices, and will punish thee for them.... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Ezekiel 21:1-2
The first word of judgment Ezekiel 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 calamity.The words and order of words are identical with Ezekiel 20:45-46, except that for “south,” there are substituted:(1) “Jerusalem;”(2) “the holy place,” i. e., the temple and its various parts;(3) “the land of Israel.”No subterfuge is left for the people to pretend misunderstanding. read more