Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the holy places, and prophesy against the land of Israel,
Ver. 2. Set thy face.] See on Ezekiel 20:46 .
And drop thy word.] See Deu 32:2 Amos 7:16. As drops of rain follow one upon another, so do words. Speak thick, speak home, though they forbid thee to drop such vinegar or nitre on their galled conscience. Micah 2:6 ; Mic 2:11
Toward the holy places,] i.e., Against the temple, which they so cried up, Jer 7:4 like so many oyster wives, ad ravim usque.