Hassidout sur Ézéchiel 21:2

בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם שִׂ֤ים פָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ תֵּימָ֔נָה וְהַטֵּ֖ף אֶל־דָּר֑וֹם וְהִנָּבֵ֛א אֶל־יַ֥עַר הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה נֶֽגֶב׃

"Fils de l’homme, tourne ta face dans la direction méridionale, prêche contre le Sud et prophétise contre la forêt de la campagne du Midi.

Likutei Moharan

as is written (Gen. 47): "And Joseph nourished (y’KhaLKeL) his father, and his brethren, and all his father's household, with bread, l’FI HaTaF/according to the children;" and like (Ezek. 21): "prophesy (HaTeF — connoting speech) southward." "l’FI HaTaF/according to the children," that is, that his Te’FILaH/prayer was fluent in his mouth/pFIw because of tzedakah; and through the tzedakah that he did, Ya’akov, who is the aspect of mishpat, gave him the firstborn status, which is like prayer, as is written: "And as for me, I have given you Shechem" — "I" specifically, he being the aspect of mishpat.