Ezekiel 5:3

And thou hast taken thence a few in number — and hast bound them in thy skirts;

Young's Literal Translation

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 with fire thou dost burn in the midst of the city, at the fulness of the days of the siege; and thou hast taken the third part, thou dost smite with a weapon round about it; and the third part thou dost scatter to the wind, and a weapon I draw out after them.

4and of them thou dost take again, and hast cast them unto the midst of the fire, and hast burned them in the fire — out of it cometh forth a fire unto all the house of Israel.

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Cross References

2 Kings 25:12and of the poor of the land hath the chief of the executioners left for vine-dressers and for husbandmen.

Jeremiah 40:6and Jeremiah cometh in unto Gedaliah son of Ahikam, to Mizpah, and dwelleth with him, in the midst of the people who are left in the land.

Matthew 7:14how strait [is] the gate, and compressed the way that is leading to the life, and few are those finding it!

1 Peter 4:18And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner — where shall he 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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