Ezekiel 5

The Razor of Judgment

1“As for youH859, sonH1121 of manH120, takeH3947 a sharpH2299 swordH2719, use itH3947 as a barber’sH1532 razorH8593, and shaveH5674H5921 your headH7218H5921 and beardH2206. Then takeH3947 a set of scalesH3976H4948 and divide the hairH2505. 2When the daysH3117 of the siegeH4692 have endedH4390, you are to burn upH1197 a thirdH7992H217 of the hair insideH8432 the cityH5892; you are also to takeH3947 a thirdH7992 and slashH5221 it with the swordH2719 all around the cityH5439; and you are to scatterH2219 a thirdH7992 to the windH7307. For I will unleashH7324 a swordH2719 behind themH310.

3But you are to takeH3947H8033 a fewH4592 strands of hairH4557 and secureH6696 themH853 in the folds of your garmentH3671. 4AgainH5750, takeH3947 a few of these, throwH7993 themH853 intoH413H8432 the fireH784, and burnH8313 themH853. From thereH4480 a fireH784 will spreadH3318 toH413 the wholeH3605 houseH1004 of IsraelH3478.

5This is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559: ‘ThisH2063 is JerusalemH3389, which I have setH7760 in the centerH8432 of the nationsH1471, with countriesH776 all around herH5439. 6But she has rebelledH4784 against My ordinancesH4941 more wickedlyH7564 thanH4480 the nationsH1471, andH853 against My statutesH2708 worse thanH4480 the countriesH776 around herH5439. ForH3588 her people have rejectedH3988 My ordinancesH4941 and have notH3808 walkedH1980 in My statutesH2708.’

7ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559: ‘You have been more insubordinateH1995 thanH4480 the nationsH1471 around youH5439; you have notH3808 walkedH1980 in My statutesH2708 or keptH6213 My ordinancesH4941, norH3808 have you even conformedH62131 to the ordinancesH4941 of the nationsH1471 around youH5439.’

8ThereforeH3651 this is whatH3541 the LordH136 GODH3069 saysH559: ‘BeholdH2005, I Myself amH589H1571 against youH5921, Jerusalem, and I will executeH6213 judgmentsH4941 among youH8432 in the sightH5869 of the nationsH1471. 9Because ofH3282 allH3605 your abominationsH8441, I will doH6213 to you whatH834 I have neverH3808 done beforeH6213 andH834 will neverH3808 doH6213H3644 againH5750. 10As a resultH3651, fathersH1 among youH8432 will eatH398 their sonsH1121, and sonsH1121 will eatH398 their fathersH1. I will executeH6213 judgmentsH8201 against you and scatterH2219 allH3605 your remnantH7611 to everyH3605 windH7307.’

Famine, Sword, and Dispersion

11ThereforeH3651 as surely as IH589 liveH2416, declaresH5002 the LordH136 GODH3069H518, becauseH3282 you have defiledH2930 My sanctuaryH4720 with allH3605 your detestable idolsH8251H3605 and abominationsH8441, I MyselfH1571H589 will withdraw My favorH1639; I will not look upon youH5869 with pityH2347, nor will IH589H3808 spare youH2550.

12A thirdH7992 of your people will dieH4191 by plagueH1698 or be consumedH3615 by famineH7458 within youH8432, a thirdH7992 will fallH5307 by the swordH2719 outsideH5439 your walls, and a thirdH7992 I will scatterH2219 to everyH3605 windH7307 and unleashH7324 a swordH2719 behind themH310.

13And when My angerH639 is spentH3615 and I have ventedH5117 My wrathH2534 against them, I will be appeasedH5162. And when I have spentH3615 My wrathH2534 on them, they will knowH3045 thatH3588 IH589, the LORDH3068, in My zealH7068 have spokenH1696.

14I will makeH5414 you a ruinH2723 and a disgraceH2781 among the nationsH1471 around youH5439, in the sightH5869 of allH3605 who pass byH5674. 15So you will beH19612 a reproachH2781 and a tauntH1422, a warningH4148 and a horrorH4923 to the nationsH1471 around youH5439, when I executeH6213 judgmentsH8201 against you in angerH639, wrathH2534, and ragingH2534 furyH8433. IH589, the LORDH3068, have spokenH1696.

16When I showerH7971 you3 with the deadlyH7451 arrowsH2671 of famineH7458 and destructionH4889 thatH834 I will sendH7971 to destroy youH7843, I will intensifyH3254 the famineH7458 against youH5921 and cut offH7665 your supplyH42944 of foodH3899. 17I will sendH7971 famineH7458 and wildH7451 beastsH2416 against youH5921, and they will leave you childlessH7921. PlagueH1698 and bloodshedH1818 will sweepH5674 through you, and I will bringH935 a swordH2719 against youH5921. IH589, the LORDH3068, have spokenH1696.”