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Ezekiel 5 JPS Tanakh (1917)

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1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword, as a barber's razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard; then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
1 “You, son of man, take a sharp sword. You shall take it as a barber’s razor to yourself, and shall cause it to pass over your head and over your beard. Then take balances to weigh and divide the hair.
2 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.
2 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.
3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few by number, and bind them in thy skirts.
3 You shall take a small number of these and bind them in the folds of your robe.
4 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.
4 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.
5 Thus saith the Lord GOD: This is Jerusalem! I have set her in the midst of the nations, and countries are round about her.
5 “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘This is Jerusalem. I have set her in the middle of the nations, and countries are around her.
6 And she hath rebelled against Mine ordinances in doing wickedness more than the nations, and against My statutes more than the countries that are round about her; for they have rejected Mine ordinances, and as for My statutes, they have not walked in them.
6 She has rebelled against my ordinances in doing wickedness more than the nations, and against my statutes more than the countries that are around her; for they have rejected my ordinances, and as for my statutes, they have not walked in them.’
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Because ye have outdone the nations that are round about you, in that ye have not walked in My statutes, neither have kept Mine ordinances, neither have done after the ordinances of the nations that are round about you;
7 “Therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Because you are more turbulent than the nations that are around you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my ordinances, neither have followed the ordinances of the nations that are around you;
8 therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and I will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
8 therefore the Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I, even I, am against you; and I will execute judgments among you in the sight of the nations.
9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
9 I will do in you that which I have not done, and which I will not do anything like it any more, because of all your abominations.
10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter unto all the winds.
10 Therefore the fathers will eat the sons within you, and the sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments on you; and I will scatter the whole remnant of you to all the winds.
11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely, because thou hast defiled My sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall Mine eye spare, and I also will have no pity.
11 Therefore as I live,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable things, and with all your abominations, therefore I will also diminish you. My eye won’t spare, and I will have no pity.
12 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 a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.
12 A third part of you will die with the pestilence, and they will be consumed with famine within you. A third part will fall by the sword around you. A third part I will scatter to all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them.
13 Thus shall Mine anger spend itself, and I will satisfy My fury upon them, and I will be eased; and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken in My zeal, when I have spent My fury upon them.
13 “‘Thus my anger will be accomplished, and I will cause my wrath toward them to rest, and I will be comforted. They will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken in my zeal, when I have accomplished my wrath on them.
14 Moreover I will make thee an amazement and a reproach, among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
14 “‘Moreover I will make you a desolation and a reproach among the nations that are around you, in the sight of all that pass by.
15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment, unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury, and in furious rebukes; I the LORD have spoken it;
15 So it will be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment, to the nations that are around you, when I execute judgments on you in anger and in wrath, and in wrathful rebukes—I, Yahweh, have spoken it—
16 when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you; and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread;
16 when I send on them the evil arrows of famine that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you. I will increase the famine on you and will break your staff of bread.
17 and I will send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.'
17 I will send on you famine and evil animals, and they will bereave you. Pestilence and blood will pass through you. I will bring the sword on you. I, Yahweh, have spoken it.’”
Cross references (17)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Isaiah 7:20; Leviticus 21:5; Ezekiel 44:20; Daniel 5:27
  2. 2 Ezekiel 5:12; Leviticus 26:33; Ezekiel 12:14; Ezekiel 4:1–8; Jeremiah 9:16
  3. 3 Jeremiah 52:16; Jeremiah 40:6; Jeremiah 39:10; 1 Peter 4:18; Matthew 7:14
  4. 4 Jeremiah 48:45; Jeremiah 41:1–18; 2 Kings 25:25; Jeremiah 4:4; Jeremiah 52:30
  5. 5 Ezekiel 4:1; Deuteronomy 4:6; Jeremiah 6:6; Ezekiel 16:14; Micah 5:7
  6. 6 Jeremiah 11:10; Ezekiel 16:47–48; Zechariah 7:11; 2 Kings 17:8–20; Nehemiah 9:16–17
  7. 7 Jeremiah 2:10–11; 2 Kings 21:9–11; 2 Chronicles 33:9; Ezekiel 5:11; Ezekiel 16:47–48
  8. 8 Ezekiel 15:7; Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 21:5; Jeremiah 21:13; Ezekiel 21:3
  9. 9 Daniel 9:12; Matthew 24:21; Amos 3:2; Lamentations 4:9; Lamentations 4:6
  10. 10 Zechariah 2:6; Deuteronomy 28:64; Jeremiah 19:9; Ezekiel 12:14; Leviticus 26:29
  11. 11 Ezekiel 7:20; 2 Chronicles 36:14; Ezekiel 7:4; Ezekiel 8:5–6; Ezekiel 11:18
  12. 12 Ezekiel 5:2; Jeremiah 15:2; Jeremiah 43:10–11; Jeremiah 21:9; Ezekiel 12:14
  13. 13 Ezekiel 36:5–6; Ezekiel 6:12; Isaiah 1:24; Ezekiel 7:8; Ezekiel 20:21
  14. 14 Psalm 79:1–4; Psalm 74:3–10; Ezekiel 22:4; Nehemiah 2:17; Lamentations 1:4
  15. 15 Jeremiah 22:8–9; Ezekiel 25:17; Psalm 79:4; Isaiah 26:9; 1 Kings 9:7
  16. 16 Ezekiel 4:16; Deuteronomy 32:23–24; Psalm 7:13; Leviticus 26:26; Isaiah 3:1
  17. 17 Ezekiel 38:22; Leviticus 26:22; 2 Kings 17:25; Ezekiel 14:15; Ezekiel 33:27

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

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  1. Quotes verse 5:7 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily LXXV)

    And when any one surpasses in negligence those who are far inferior; wherewith in Ezekiel He doth charge them, saying, "Not even according to the judgments of the nations hast thou done." And when one is not sobered even by the examples of others, "She saw her sister," it is said, "and justified her." And when one has had the …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)