Ezekiel 5:1-3

GOD’S WORD Translation

The Lord Tells Ezekiel about the Fall of Jerusalem

5 ⌞The Lord said,⌟ “Son of man, take a sharp blade, and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and beard. Take scales to weigh your hair and divide it ⌞into three even parts⌟. ² When the blockade is over, burn one-third of your hair in a fire in the middle of the city. Take another third, and cut it up with a blade around the city. Then scatter the remaining third to the wind, and I will draw a sword and go after it. ³ Take a few strands of hair, and wrap them in the hem of your clothes.