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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.

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Chapter Summary

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

Key Hebrew Words

מִשְׁפָּט judgment, ordinance H4941 · TWOT 2443c
חֶ֫רֶב sword H2719 · TWOT 732a
זָרָה scatter, disperse H2219 · TWOT 579
רָעָב famine H7458 · TWOT 2183a
חֵמָה fury, wrath H2534 · TWOT 860a
מִקְדָּשׁ sanctuary H4720 · TWOT 1990f

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet addressed as "son of man," commanded to cut his hair as a sign of Jerusalem's judgment.

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

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