Ezekiel 5:1

Jerusalem Will Be Destroyed

¹ "And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber's razor, _a and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair.

Cross References
Leviticus 21:5
They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
Isaiah 7:20
In the same day the Lord will shave with a hired razor, With those from beyond the River, with the king of Assyria, The head and the hair of the legs, And will also remove the beard.
Ezekiel 44:20
They shall neither shave their heads nor let their hair grow long, but they shall keep their hair well trimmed.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Ezekiel 5:1

Strong's Concordance

Ezekiel 5:1

And thou, sonH1121 of man,H120 takeH3947 thee a sharpH2299 knife,H2719 takeH3947 thee a barber'sH1532 razor,H8593 and cause it to passH5674 upon thine headH7218 and upon thy beard:H2206 then takeH3947 thee balancesH3976 to weigh,H4948 and divideH2505 the hair.

Notes

Ezekiel 5:1

And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber's razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair.

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