Son of man set thy face against Mount Seir
Which had its name from Seir the Horite, who first possessed it;
and was succeeded in it by Esau and his posterity, the Edomites;
see ( Genesis
36:8 Genesis 36:9
Genesis
36:20 ) ( 14:6 ) (
Deuteronomy 2:12 ) ,
so that the country of Edom or Idumea is here intended, and the
inhabitants of it; who are put for the enemies of the church and
people of God in general, as these were the enemies of Israel and
Judah; and particularly for Rome, which, as it was spiritually
called Egypt and Sodom, so it may be called Edom, as it often is
by the Jews: now the prophet is bid to turn his face towards this
mountain or country, and look sternly at it, and severely
threaten it. The Targum is,
``take up a prophecy against it;''which is expressed in the next clause: and prophesy against it;