Ezekiel 5:3

and thou shalt take from thence, a few in number,—and shalt bind them in thy skirts;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

2A third part in the fire, shalt thou burn in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled,—and thou shalt take a third part, thou shalt smite it with the cuting instrument round about it, and a third part, shalt thou scatter to the wind, and, a sword, will I, make bare after them;

4and of them, again take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire,-therefrom, shall go forth a fire unto all the house of Israel.

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:12But, of the poorest of the land, did the chief of the royal executioners, leave, for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

Jeremiah 40:6Then came Jeremiah unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and dwelt with him in the midst of the people who were left in the land.

Matthew 7:14Because, narrow, is the gate, and, confined, the way, that leadeth unto life,—and, few, are they who find, it.

1 Peter 4:18And, if, the righteous man, is, with difficulty, saved, where then shall, the ungodly 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 →

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