Home› Bible› Ezekiel› Chapter 5

Ezekiel 5

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 5 of 48

1 And you, son of man, take to yourself a sharp sword, the razor of a barber. Take it to yourself and make it pass over your head and over your beard. And take to yourself scales to weigh, and to divide them out.

2 You shall burn a third part in the fire, in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled. And you shall take the third part and beat with a sword round about it. And you shall scatter the third part into the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.

3 Also you shall take from there a few in number and bind them in your skirts.

Read full chapter in the Bible Reader

Chapter Summary

Under the type of hair is shown the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion by famine, sword, and dispersion.

Key Hebrew Words

נְאֻם֮ utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית third H7992 · TWOT 2403b
מִקְדָּשִׁ֣ sacred place H4720 · TWOT 1990f
מַטֵּה branch H4294 · TWOT 1352b
לָֽחֶם bread H3899 · TWOT 1105a

People & Context

Shaving Hair with a Sword

Ezekiel must shave his head and beard with a sword and divide the hair into thirds: one third to burn, one to strike with a sword, and one to scatter …

Timeline

Shaving Hair with a Sword

Ezekiel must shave his head and beard with a sword and divide the hair into thirds: one third to burn, one to strike with a sword, and one to scatter to the wind, showing how Jerusalem's population will be decimated by plague, famine, and the sword,.

Ezekiel 5:1-12

Read Ezekiel 5 in the KJ3 Reader

Word-for-word literal translation with Hebrew interlinear, Strong's numbers, and audio.

Open in Bible Reader
Ezekiel 4EzekielEzekiel 6