Ezekiel 5:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.”
Ezekiel 5:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 5:1 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 5:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
““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.”
Ezekiel 5:1 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 5:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; as a barber’s razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. ”
Ezekiel 5:1 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 5:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And thou, son of man, take to thee a sharp weapon, the barber's razor thou dost take to thee, and thou hast caused <FI>it<Fi> to pass over thy head, and over thy beard, and thou hast taken to thee weighing scales, and apportioned them.”
Ezekiel 5:1 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 5:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife; a barber's razor shalt thou take; and cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: and thou shalt take balances to weigh, and divide the [hair]. ”
Ezekiel 5:1 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 5:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And thou sonne of man, take thee a sharpe knife, or take thee a barbours rasor and cause it to passe vpon thine head, and vpon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and deuide the heare.”
Ezekiel 5:1 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 5:1 in Context — Ezekiel 5
1 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
2 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.
3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
What Does Ezekiel 5:1 Mean?
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