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Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind. For I will pursue them with drawn sword. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a> Place a third of it at the center of your map of Jerusalem. After acting out the siege, burn it there. Scatter another third across your map and chop it with a sword. Scatter the last third to the wind, for I will scatter my people with the sword. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a> A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. And a third part you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city. And a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When 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. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/5.htm">New King James Version</a> You shall burn with fire one-third in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are finished; then you shall take one-third and strike around it with the sword, and one-third you shall scatter in the wind: I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> A third you shall burn in the fire at the center of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and a third you shall scatter to the wind; for I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220One third you shall burn in the fire at the center of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take one third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and one third you shall scatter to the wind; and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “One third you shall burn in the fire at the center of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take one third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and one third you shall scatter to the wind; and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> One-third you shall burn in the fire at the center of the city when the days of the siege are fulfilled. Then you shall take one-third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and one-third you shall scatter to the wind; and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a> You shall burn one third with fire in the center of the city, when the days of the siege are completed. Then you shall take one third and strike it with the sword all around the city, and one third you shall scatter to the wind; and I will unsheathe a sword behind them. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You are to burn a third of it in the city when the days of the siege have ended; you are 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 draw a sword to chase after them. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You are to burn up a third of it in the city when the days of the siege have ended; you are 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 draw a sword to chase after them. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a> A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, and smite with the sword round about it; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> After you attack the brick that stands for Jerusalem, burn one pile of your hair on the brick. Chop up the second pile and let the small pieces of hair fall around the brick. Throw the third pile into the wind, and I will strike it with my own sword. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a> A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, and smite with the sword round about it; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> 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. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a> Burn up a third of it in the city when the siege is over. Take another third and chop it up with your sword as you move around outside the city. Scatter the remaining third to the winds, and I will pursue it with my sword. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a> You are to burn a third of it in the middle of the city when you've finished your siege. Next, you are to take another third of it and beat it with your sword. Last, you are to scatter the remaining third to the wind, after which I'll unsheathe my sword and pursue them. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When 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. <a href="/net/ezekiel/5.htm">NET Bible</a> Burn a third of it in the fire inside the city when the days of your siege are completed. Take a third and slash it with a sword all around the city. Scatter a third to the wind, and I will unleash a sword behind them. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> A third part you shall burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and you shall take a third part, and strike with the sword around it; and a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/ezekiel/5.htm">World English Bible</a> A third part you shall burn in the fire in the middle of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled. You shall take a third part, and strike with the sword around it. A third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> You burn a third part with fire in the midst of the city, at the fullness of the days of the siege; and you have taken the third part, you strike with a weapon around it; and the third part you scatter to the wind, and I draw out a weapon after them. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> A 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. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Thou shalt burn the third in fire in the midst of the city, according to the filling up of the days of the siege: and taking the third thou shalt strike it with the sword round about it; and the third thou shalt scatter to the wind; and I will draw out the sword after them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> A third part thou shalt burn with fire in the midst of the city, according to the fulfilling of the days of the siege: and thou shalt take a third part, and cut it in pieces with the knife all round about: and the other third part thou shalt scatter in the wind, and I will draw out the sword after them. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> A third part you shall burn with fire in the midst of the city, according to the completion of the days of the siege. And you shall take a third part, and you shall cut it with the knife all around. Yet truly, the other third, you shall scatter to the wind, for I will unsheathe the sword after them. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Bible</a> Set a third on fire within the city, when the days of your siege are completed; place another third around the city and strike it with the sword; the final third scatter to the wind and then unsheathe the sword after it. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> One third of the hair you shall burn in the fire inside the city, when the days of the siege are completed; one third you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city; and one third you shall scatter to the wind, and I will unsheathe the sword after them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> A third part you shall burn with fire in the midst of the city, when the days of your siege are fulfilled; and you shall take a third part, and cut it with the sword, going round about the city; and a third part you shall scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword, after Israel. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And one of three parts burn in fire within the city, when the days of your siege have ended, and take a another part and cut by the sword around the city, and a third of the hair you shall scatter into the wind, and a sword shall destroy after them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> A third part shalt thou burn in the fire in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled; and thou shalt take a third part, and smite it with the sword round about her; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/sep/ezekiel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> A fourth part thou shalt burn in the fire in the midst of the city, at the fulfillment of the days of the siege: and thou shalt take a fourth part, and burn it up in the midst of it: and a fourth part thou shalt cut with a sword round about it: and a fourth part thou shalt scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=903" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Judgment Against Jerusalem</a> 1“As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair. 2<a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yə·mê (N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">When the days</a> <a href="/hebrew/4692.htm" title="4692: ham·mā·ṣō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- Siege enclosure, siege, entrenchment. Or matsuwr; from tsuwr; something hemming in, i.e. a mound, a siege, distress; or a fastness.">of the siege</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: kim·lōṯ (Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">have ended,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1197.htm" title="1197: taḇ·‘îr (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To kindle, consume, to be, brutish. A primitive root; to kindle, i.e. Consume; also to be(-come) brutish.">you are to burn up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: šə·li·šîṯ (Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">a third of the hair</a> <a href="/hebrew/217.htm" title="217: bā·’ūr (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A flame. From 'owr; flame; hence the East."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·wḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre.">inside</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: hā·‘îr (Art:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">the city;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wə·lā·qaḥ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">you are also to take</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: haš·šə·li·šîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">a third</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: tak·keh (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and slash</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḇa·ḥe·reḇ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">it with the sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/5439.htm" title="5439: sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā (Adv:: 3fs) -- Circuit, round about. Or cbiybah; from cabab; a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly around.">all around the city;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2219.htm" title="2219: tiz·reh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To scatter, fan, winnow. A primitive root; to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnow.">and you are to scatter</a> <a href="/hebrew/7992.htm" title="7992: wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ (Conj-w, Art:: Number-ofs) -- Ordinal from shalowsh; third; feminine a third; by extension, a third; specifically, a third-story cell).">a third</a> <a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: lā·rū·aḥ (Prep-l, Art:: N-cs) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">to the wind.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7324.htm" title="7324: ’ā·rîq (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out. A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. Empty.">For I will unleash</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: wə·ḥe·reḇ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">a sword</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">behind them.</a> 3But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9-11</a> behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation. / Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp. / And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years. <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. <a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1-11</a> So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ... <a href="/jeremiah/34-1.htm">Jeremiah 34:1-2</a> This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, all his army, all the earthly kingdoms under his control, and all the other nations were fighting against Jerusalem and all its surrounding cities. / The LORD, the God of Israel, told Jeremiah to go and speak to Zedekiah king of Judah and tell him that this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I am about to deliver this city into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he will burn it down. <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1-9</a> In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city. / And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached. / Then all the officials of the king of Babylon entered and sat in the Middle Gate: Nergal-sharezer of Samgar, Nebo-sarsekim the Rabsaris, Nergal-sharezer the Rabmag, and all the rest of the officials of the king of Babylon. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17-21</a> So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, / who carried off everything to Babylon—all the articles of the house of God, both large and small, and the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king and his officials. / Then the Chaldeans set fire to the house of God and broke down the wall of Jerusalem. They burned down all the palaces and destroyed every article of value. ... <a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4-16</a> So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year. / By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food. ... <a href="/lamentations/2-2.htm">Lamentations 2:2-5</a> Without pity the Lord has swallowed up all the dwellings of Jacob. In His wrath He has demolished the fortified cities of the Daughter of Judah. He brought to the ground and defiled her kingdom and its princes. / In fierce anger He has cut off every horn of Israel and withdrawn His right hand at the approach of the enemy. He has burned in Jacob like a flaming fire that consumes everything around it. / He has bent His bow like an enemy; His right hand is positioned. Like a foe He has killed all who were pleasing to the eye; He has poured out His wrath like fire on the tent of the Daughter of Zion. ... <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/isaiah/5-24.htm">Isaiah 5:24-25</a> Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. / Therefore the anger of the LORD burns against His people; His hand is raised against them to strike them down. The mountains quake, and the corpses lie like refuse in the streets. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised. <a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Zechariah 13:8-9</a> And in all the land, declares the LORD, two-thirds will be cut off and perish, but a third will be left in it. / This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’” <a href="/matthew/24-2.htm">Matthew 24:2</a> “Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.” <a href="/luke/21-20.htm">Luke 21:20-24</a> But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, you will know that her desolation is near. / Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country stay out of the city. / For these are the days of vengeance, to fulfill all that is written. ... <a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a> Then the first angel sounded his trumpet, and hail and fire mixed with blood were hurled down upon the earth. A third of the earth was burned up, along with a third of the trees and all the green grass. <a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a> The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>You shall burn with fire a third part in the middle of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and you shall take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part you shall scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.shalt burn<a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.<a href="/jeremiah/9-21.htm">Jeremiah 9:21,22</a> For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the streets… <a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2</a> And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for the captivity, to the captivity.the city<a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Ezekiel 4:1-8</a> Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem: … I will draw<a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Ezekiel 5:12</a> A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.<a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm">Ezekiel 12:14</a> And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/1-20.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-7.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-3.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-27.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-18.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Knife</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-11.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Round</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-36.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-8.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-28.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-30.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-14.htm">Third</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Unsheathe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-14.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-15.htm">City</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-12.htm">Completed</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Draw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-25.htm">Fulfilled</a> <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Knife</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Part</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">Round</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Sword</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Third</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">Unsheathe</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Wind</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 5</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Under the type of hair</a> 5. <a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">is shown the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion</a> 12. <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">by famine, sword, and dispersion</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/5.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/5.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>When the days of the siege have ended This phrase refers to the symbolic act Ezekiel is commanded to perform, representing the end of Jerusalem's siege. Historically, the siege of Jerusalem by Babylon culminated in 586 BC, leading to the city's destruction. The "days of the siege" symbolize a period of divine judgment and punishment for the nation's sins, as prophesied by Ezekiel and other prophets like Jeremiah.you are to burn up a third of the hair inside the city The burning of a third of the hair signifies the destruction and death that would occur within Jerusalem. Hair, in this context, represents the people of Jerusalem. The act of burning symbolizes the consuming fire of God's judgment, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/lamentations/4-11.htm">Lamentations 4:11</a>, where God's wrath is described as a fire. This act foreshadows the burning of the city by the Babylonians.you are also to take a third and slash it with the sword all around the city Slashing the hair with a sword represents those who would fall by the sword during the Babylonian conquest. The sword is a common biblical symbol of war and divine judgment (<a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a>). This act illustrates the widespread death and destruction that would occur outside the city walls, as the Babylonians pursued and killed those who attempted to flee.and you are to scatter a third to the wind Scattering the hair to the wind symbolizes the dispersion of the Jewish people into exile. This dispersion fulfills the warnings given by Moses in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a> about the consequences of disobedience. The scattering also prefigures the Jewish diaspora, which would have significant theological implications for the identity and future of Israel.For I will unleash a sword behind them This phrase indicates that even in exile, the people would not escape God's judgment. The "sword" represents ongoing divine retribution and the continued threat of violence and persecution. This reflects the persistent theme in prophetic literature that God's judgment follows disobedience, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a>, where God warns of scattering and the sword. This also serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and return to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God, called to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their exile in Babylon. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city under siege, representing the center of Jewish life and worship, which is facing divine judgment due to the people's disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_siege.htm">The Siege</a> A symbolic act commanded by God to Ezekiel, representing the impending destruction and judgment upon Jerusalem. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_hair.htm">The Hair</a> Represents the people of Jerusalem, divided into thirds to symbolize different fates for the inhabitants. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_sword.htm">The Sword</a> Symbolizes God's judgment and the means by which He will execute His justice upon the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_sin.htm">The Seriousness of Sin</a> The division of the hair and the subsequent actions illustrate the severe consequences of sin and disobedience to God. We must take sin seriously in our own lives and seek repentance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The passage highlights God's control over the events of history, including judgment. We can trust in His sovereignty even when facing difficult circumstances. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> The symbolic acts serve as a warning and a call to repentance. We should examine our lives and turn back to God, seeking His mercy and forgiveness. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_prophet.htm">The Role of the Prophet</a> Ezekiel's obedience in performing these symbolic acts reminds us of the importance of faithfully delivering God's message, even when it is difficult or unpopular. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While the passage focuses on judgment, it also points to the possibility of restoration for those who turn back to God. We can find hope in God's promises of redemption.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 5</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_5_2-4_contradict_purity_laws.htm">In Ezekiel 5:2–4, does the command to burn, scatter, and bind hair contradict other biblical teachings on ritual purity or symbolism? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_shaving.htm">What are the Bible's teachings on shaving?</a> <a href="/q/was_ezekiel_15_edited_or_added_later.htm">Is there any evidence that Ezekiel 15 was edited or added later, indicating multiple sources or authors?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_ezekiel_5_11-12's_punishment.htm">In Ezekiel 5:11-12, how can we reconcile the promised devastating punishment (famine, sword, and scattering) with accounts from other biblical or secular sources?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/5.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Burn with fire a third art in the midst of the city.--It is better to suppose this done only in description than to imagine that the prophet carried it out in act upon the tile on which the city (Jerusalem) was portrayed. The meaning of this verse is explained in <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm" title="A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the middle of you: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.">Ezekiel 5:12</a>, and is made plainer by translating the same word uniformly "sword," instead of changing to "knife." The third, which is scattered, plainly signifies the small part of the people who, escaping destruction, shall be scattered among the heathen. A similar prophecy, referring however to a later time, may be found in <a href="/context/zechariah/13-8.htm" title="And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, said the LORD, two parts therein shall be cut off and die; but the third shall be left therein.">Zechariah 13:8-9</a>. The expression, "when the days of the siege are fulfilled," of course refers to the symbolic siege of the prophet. The words, "I will draw out a sword after them," are taken from <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm" title="And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.">Leviticus 26:33</a>, and are repeated in <a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm" title="A third part of you shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the middle of you: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about you; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.">Ezekiel 5:12</a>, and again in <a href="/ezekiel/12-14.htm" title="And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.">Ezekiel 12:14</a>. The suffering from the Divine judgments should still follow them in their exile. Plain prophecy is here mixed with the symbolism.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/5.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Thou shalt burn with fire, etc. The symbolism receives its interpretation in ver. 12. A third part of the people (we need not expect numerical exactness) was to perish in the city of pestilence and famine, another to fall by the sword in their attempts to escape, yet another third was to be scattered to the far off land of their exile, and even there the sword was to follow them. The words, in the midst of the city, and the days of the siege, find their most natural explanation in <a href="/ezekiel/4-1.htm">Ezekiel 4:1, 5, 6</a>. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When the days יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the siege הַמָּצ֑וֹר (ham·mā·ṣō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4692.htm">Strong's 4692: </a> Something hemming in, a mound, a siege, distress, a fastness have ended, כִּמְלֹ֖את (kim·lōṯ) Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> To fill, be full of you are to burn up תַּבְעִיר֙ (taḇ·‘îr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1197.htm">Strong's 1197: </a> To kindle, consume, to be, brutish a third [of the hair] שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית (šə·li·šîṯ) Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) inside בְּת֣וֹךְ (bə·ṯō·wḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8432.htm">Strong's 8432: </a> A bisection, the centre the city; הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement you are also to take וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ (wə·lā·qaḥ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take a third הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית (haš·šə·li·šîṯ) Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) and slash תַּכֶּ֤ה (tak·keh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike it with the sword בַחֶ֙רֶב֙ (ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword all around the city; סְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָ (sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯe·hā) Adverb | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5439.htm">Strong's 5439: </a> A circle, neighbour, environs, around and you are to scatter תִּזְרֶ֣ה (tiz·reh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2219.htm">Strong's 2219: </a> To toss about, to diffuse, winnow a third וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ (wə·haš·šə·li·šîṯ) Conjunctive waw, Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7992.htm">Strong's 7992: </a> Third, feminine a, third, a third, a third-story cell) to the wind. לָר֔וּחַ (lā·rū·aḥ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit For I will unleash אָרִ֥יק (’ā·rîq) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7324.htm">Strong's 7324: </a> Arm, cast out, draw out, make empty, pour forth out a sword וְחֶ֖רֶב (wə·ḥe·reḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword behind them. אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> The hind or following part <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Ezekiel 5:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 5:2 A third part you shall burn (Ezek. 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