Charles Ellicott Commentary Ezekiel 6:2

"Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy unto them," — Ezekiel 6:2 (ASV)

Toward the mountains of Israel. —It is not uncommon to address prophetic utterances to inanimate objects as a poetic way of representing the people. (Micah 6:2, and others.) The mountains are especially mentioned as being the chosen places of idolatrous worship. (2 Kings 17:10–11; Jeremiah 2:20; Jeremiah 3:6; Hosea 4:13.) Baal, the sun-god, was the idol especially worshipped on the hills.