Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 21:2

"Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem, and drop [thy word] toward the sanctuaries, and prophesy against the land of Israel;" — Ezekiel 21:2 (ASV)

Set thy face ... drop thy word ... prophesy. —These expressions, with say to the land of Ezekiel 21:3, connect this with Ezekiel 20:46, 47; but there they were followed by figurative terms, while here we have plainly Jerusalem, the holy places, and the land of Israel.