Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people, which prophesy out of their own heart; and prophesy thou against them,
Likewise, thou son of man, set thy face against the daughters of thy people - put on a bold countenance, fearlessly to denounce them (Ezekiel 3:8-9; Isaiah 50:7).
The daughters of thy people - the false prophetesses; alluded to only here; elsewhere the guilt specified in the women is the active share they took in maintaining idolatry (Ezekiel 8:14). It was only in extraordinary emergencies that God bestowed prophecy on women-e.g., on Miriam, Deborah, Huldah, whom Josiah consulted (Exodus 15:20; Judges 4:4; 2 Kings 22:14); so in the last days to come (Joel 2:28, "Afterward ... I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy:" an earnest of which is given in Philip's four daughters prophesying, Acts 21:8-9). The rareness of such instances enhanced their guilt in pretending inspiration.