Ezekiel 5:3

And thou shalt take thence a few in number, and shalt wrap them in the fold of thy garment.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

In Context

2A fourth part thou shalt burn in the fire in the midst of the city, at the fulfillment of the days of the siege: and thou shalt take a fourth part, and burn it up in the midst of it: and a fourth part thou shalt cut with a sword round about it: and a fourth part thou shalt scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.

4And thou shalt take of these again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them up with fire: from thence shall come forth fire; and thou shalt say to the whole house of Israel,

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:12But the captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.

Jeremiah 40:6Behold, I bring upon her healing and cure, and I will show myself to them, and will heal her, and make both peace and security.

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 →

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