| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse begins with the vocative ben adam {בֶּן־אָדָם | ben-ʾā-dām} ‘son of man,’ marking Ezekiel’s human address. The idiom sim panekha {שִׂים פָּנֶיךָ | sîm pā-nê-ḵā} ‘set your face’ conveys determined intent. The sequence of imperatives—sim {שִׂים}, ve-hateh {וְהַטֵּה | wə-haṭ-ṭēh} ‘and turn,’ ve-hinave {וְהִנָּבֵא | wə-hin-nā-ḇēʾ} ‘and prophesy’—structures the divine command in three stages. Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם | yə-rū-ša-lá-yim} ‘Jerusalem’ and mikdasheha {מִקְדָּשֶׁיהָ | miq-da-še-hā} ‘her sanctuaries’ specify the targeted sites, while the construct chain admat yisrael {אַדְמַת יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾad-mat yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘land of Israel’ delineates the geographic scope. |