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A fire will spread from there to all Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then take some of these hairs out and throw them into the fire, burning them up. A fire will then spread from this remnant and destroy all of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And of these again you shall take some and cast them into the midst of the fire and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will come out into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; <i>for</i> thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/5.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then take some of them again and throw them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will go out into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take again some of them and throw them into the fire and burn them in the fire; from it a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Take again some of them and throw them into the fire and burn them in the fire; from it a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/5.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And take again some of them and throw them into the fire, and burn them in the fire; from it a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Take again some of them and throw them into the fire and burn them in the fire; from it a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/5.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Again take some hair and throw them into the fire and burn them in the fire; from it a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/5.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take some more of them, throw them into the fire, and burn them in it. A fire will spread from it to the whole house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Take some more of them, throw them into the fire, and burn them in it. A fire will spread from it to the whole house of Israel.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/5.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And of these again shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; therefrom shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/5.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then pull out a few of those hairs and throw them in the fire, so they will also burn. This fire will spread, destroying everyone in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/5.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And of these again shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; therefrom shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/5.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Later, take some of them, and throw them in a fire and burn them up. From there a fire will spread throughout the whole nation of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/5.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then take a few of them out again, throw them in the fire, and let them burn up. From them fire will spread to the whole nation of Israel." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/5.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then you are to take a few strands, throw them in the fire, and incinerate them. A fire will proceed to the house of Israel from there."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/5.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Again, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/5.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Again, take more of them and throw them into the fire, and burn them up. From there a fire will spread to all the house of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/5.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Of these again you shall take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; from it shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire: from which a fire shall come forth into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/5.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Of these again you shall take, and cast them into the middle of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From it a fire will come out into all the house of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/5.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you take of them again, and have cast them into the midst of the fire, and have burned them in the fire—out of it comes forth a fire to all the house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/5.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and of them thou dost take again, and hast cast them unto the midst of the fire, and hast burned them in the fire -- out of it cometh forth a fire unto all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/5.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt yet take from them and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in fire: from it shall come forth fire to all the house of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/5.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt take of them again, and shalt cast them in the midst of the fire, and shalt burn them with fire: and out of it shall come forth a fire into all the house of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/5.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And again, you shall take from them, and you shall throw them into the midst of the fire, and you shall burn them with fire. And from it, there shall go forth a fire to the entire house of Israel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/5.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Take some of these and throw them into the fire and burn them in the fire. Because of this, fire will flash out against the whole house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/5.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />From these, again, you shall take some, throw them into the fire and burn them up; from there a fire will come out against all the house of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/5.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then take some of them again and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for from them shall come forth a fire into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/5.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And some of them again take and you will throw them within the fire, and you will burn them in fire, and from them a fire shall go forth to all of the house of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/5.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And of them again shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; therefrom shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/5.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt take of these again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them up with fire: from thence shall come forth fire; and thou shalt say to the whole house of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=929" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/5.htm">Judgment Against Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">Again,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: tiq·qāḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/ū·mê·hem (Conj-w:: Prep:: 3mp) -- ">a few of these,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7993.htm" title="7993: wə·hiš·laḵ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To throw, fling, cast. A primitive root; to throw out, down or away.">throw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">into</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: tō·wḵ (N-msc) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: hā·’êš (Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">the fire,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8313.htm" title="8313: wə·śā·rap̄·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To burn. A primitive root; to be on fire.">and burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">them.</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: bā·’êš (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">From there</a> <a href="/hebrew/784.htm" title="784: ’êš (N-cs) -- A fire. A primitive word; fire.">a fire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: ṯê·ṣê- (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">will spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a></span><br />I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a></span><br />I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/15-2.htm">Jeremiah 15:2-4</a></span><br />If they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ you are to tell them that this is what the LORD says: ‘Those destined for death, to death; those destined for the sword, to the sword; those destined for famine, to famine; and those destined for captivity, to captivity.’ / I will appoint over them four kinds of destroyers, declares the LORD: the sword to kill, the dogs to drag away, and the birds of the air and beasts of the earth to devour and destroy. / I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth because of what Manasseh son of Hezekiah king of Judah did in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-11.htm">2 Kings 25:11</a></span><br />Then Nebuzaradan captain of the guard carried into exile the people who remained in the city, along with the deserters who had defected to the king of Babylon and the rest of the population.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-17.htm">Jeremiah 34:17</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: You have not obeyed Me; you have not proclaimed freedom, each man for his brother and for his neighbor. So now I proclaim freedom for you, declares the LORD—freedom to fall by sword, by plague, and by famine! I will make you a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/13-8.htm">Zechariah 13:8-9</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9-10</a></span><br />“For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground. / All the sinners among My people will die by the sword—all those who say, ‘Disaster will never draw near or confront us.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21</a></span><br />For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-7.htm">Revelation 8:7</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-8.htm">Revelation 8:8-9</a></span><br />Then the second angel sounded his trumpet, and something like a great mountain burning with fire was thrown into the sea. A third of the sea turned to blood, / a third of the living creatures in the sea died, and a third of the ships were destroyed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-10.htm">Revelation 8:10-11</a></span><br />Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. / The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then take of them again, and cast them into the middle of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">take</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/25-25.htm">2 Kings 25:25</a></b></br> But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/41-1.htm">Jeremiah 41:1-45:1</a></b></br> Now it came to pass in the seventh month, <i>that</i> Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/52-30.htm">Jeremiah 52:30</a></b></br> In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons <i>were</i> four thousand and six hundred.</p><p class="hdg">shall a fire</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/4-4.htm">Jeremiah 4:4</a></b></br> Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench <i>it</i>, because of the evil of your doings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/48-45.htm">Jeremiah 48:45</a></b></br> They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-19.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-13.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Few</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-25.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/2-10.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/4-28.htm">Therefrom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-63.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-7.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/15-4.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-4.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-16.htm">Few</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-2.htm">Fire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-10.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/ezekiel/6-2.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-16.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/leviticus/9-17.htm">Therefrom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-12.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 5</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Under the type of hair</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-5.htm">is shown the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/5-12.htm">by famine, sword, and dispersion</a></span><br></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'; 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Ezekiel is instructed to take a few strands of hair, representing a remnant of the people of Israel. This act is part of a larger prophetic sign that illustrates the fate of Jerusalem. The remnant concept is significant throughout Scripture, often symbolizing those who remain faithful to God amidst widespread apostasy (e.g., <a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>, <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a>).<p><b>throw them into the fire</b><br>The act of throwing the hair into the fire symbolizes judgment and purification. Fire is a common biblical symbol for God's judgment (e.g., <a href="/malachi/3-2.htm">Malachi 3:2-3</a>, <a href="/1_corinthians/3-13.htm">1 Corinthians 3:13</a>). In the context of Ezekiel, it represents the severe judgment that God is about to bring upon Jerusalem due to their idolatry and rebellion. This imagery is consistent with the broader biblical theme of God using fire to purify and refine His people.<p><b>and burn them</b><br>The burning of the hair signifies the complete destruction and consumption by God's wrath. This act foreshadows the coming destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians, which is a historical event that took place in 586 BC. The burning also serves as a warning to the people of Israel about the consequences of their continued disobedience and idolatry.<p><b>From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel</b><br>This phrase indicates that the judgment is not limited to Jerusalem but will extend to the entire nation of Israel. The "fire" spreading symbolizes the widespread impact of God's judgment, affecting all the tribes of Israel. This can be seen as a fulfillment of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> for disobedience. The imagery of fire spreading also connects to the prophetic warnings found in other parts of the Old Testament, such as <a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4-5</a>, where judgment is pronounced on Judah and Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel is called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The city that is the focal point of God's judgment in this passage, representing the center of Israel's spiritual and political life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylonian_exile.htm">Babylonian Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which Ezekiel prophesies, where the Israelites are in captivity due to their disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_in_prophecy.htm">Symbolism in Prophecy</a></b><br><a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4</a> uses symbolic acts to convey God's message. Understanding these symbols helps us grasp the seriousness of God's judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The passage highlights the severe consequences of Israel's disobedience, reminding us of the importance of faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God's control over nations and events is evident, teaching us to trust in His ultimate plan and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While the passage focuses on judgment, it also implies the need for repentance, leading to eventual restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_a_prophet.htm">The Role of a Prophet</a></b><br>Ezekiel's role as a messenger of God underscores the importance of delivering God's truth, even when it is difficult.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_5.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 5</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_edom's_fate_in_the_bible.htm">What fate awaits Edom according to biblical prophecies?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_2_kings.htm">What are the key events in 2 Kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_elijah's_challenge_align_with_monotheism.htm">How does Elijah's challenge to the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18:21-24 align or conflict with other biblical teachings on monotheism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'god's_arm'_symbolize.htm">What is the metaphorical meaning in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Again,</span><br /><span class="heb">ע֣וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> </span><span class="str2">Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּקָּ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(tiq·qāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a few of these,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמֵהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> </span><span class="str2">They</span><br /><br /><span class="word">throw</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשְׁלַכְתָּ֤</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiš·laḵ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7993.htm">Strong's 7993: </a> </span><span class="str2">To throw out, down, away</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them into</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fire,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֔שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and burn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׂרַפְתָּ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·śā·rap̄·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8313.htm">Strong's 8313: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be, on fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them.</span><br /><span class="heb">אֹתָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Direct object marker | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">From there</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֥נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a fire</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’êš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_784.htm">Strong's 784: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will spread</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵצֵא־</span> <span class="translit">(ṯê·ṣê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/5-4.htm">Ezekiel 5:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/5-4.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 5:4 Of these again you shall take (Ezek. 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