Ezekiel 5:3
And thou shall take from it a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 25:12But the captain of the guard left of the poorest of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.
Jeremiah 40:6Then Jeremiah went to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him among the people who were left in the land.
Matthew 7:14How narrow is the gate, and restricted the way, that leads to life, and few are those who find it.
1 Peter 4:18And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, where will the irreverent and sinful man appear?
Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 5:2-5
The Representation of Jerusalem's Ruin. ( b. c. 594.) 1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. 2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. 3 Thou… Read the whole commentary →