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Ezekiel 5:3

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Berean Standard Bible

But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.

American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

Bible in Basic English

And take from them a small number of hairs, folding them in your skirts.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And thou shalt take thereof a small number: and shalt bind them in the skirt of thy cloak.

Free Bible Version

Take just a few hairs and tuck them into the hem of your clothes.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

Take a few of your hairs and tuck them into the folds of your robe.

Unlocked Literal Bible

But take a small number of hairs from them and tie them into the folds of your robe.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

You shall take a small number of these and bind them in the folds of your robe.

Young's Literal Translation

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

Context

The Razor of Judgment

²When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them.³But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.⁴Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.

Summary

In Ezekiel 5:3, the prophet is instructed by God to shave his head and beard as a symbolic act representing the judgment that will come upon Jerusalem. This act signifies the severity of the punishment that the people will face due to their disobedience and idolatry. The shaving of hair was a common sign of mourning and shame in ancient times, emphasizing the disgrace and humiliation that the city would experience. Through this visual demonstration, God conveys the seriousness of the consequences of sin and the need for repentance.

Commentary

John Gill
Tyndale

John Gill Bible Commentary

Thou shall also take thereof a few in number,.... These are they that were left in the land of Judea by Nebuzaradan, for vinedressers and husbandmen, and such as returned out of Egypt into the land of Judah, Jer 44:28; and bind them in thy skirts; in the pockets of them; signifying both the very small number of them, and their preservation. Jarchi and Kimchi interpret these of those that were carried captive to Babylon, and lived there, and were preserved, and returned again.

Ezekiel 5:3

The Razor of Judgment

²When the days of the siege have ended, you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city; you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city; and you are to scatter a third to the wind. For I will unleash a sword behind them.³But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.⁴Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel.

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Berean Standard Bible

But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.

American Standard Version (1901)

And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

Bible in Basic English

And take from them a small number of hairs, folding them in your skirts.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And thou shalt take thereof a small number: and shalt bind them in the skirt of thy cloak.

Free Bible Version

Take just a few hairs and tuck them into the hem of your clothes.

King James (Authorized) Version

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

Translation for Translators

Take a few of your hairs and tuck them into the folds of your robe.

Unlocked Literal Bible

But take a small number of hairs from them and tie them into the folds of your robe.

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

You shall take a small number of these and bind them in the folds of your robe.

Young's Literal Translation

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