Ezekiel 5:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.”

Ezekiel 5:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ezekiel 5:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ezekiel 5:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You shall take a small number of these and bind them in the folds of your robe.”

Ezekiel 5:3 — World English Bible

Ezekiel 5:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. ”

Ezekiel 5:3 — American Standard Version

Ezekiel 5:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And thou hast taken thence a few in number--and hast bound them in thy skirts;”

Ezekiel 5:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Ezekiel 5:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts; ”

Ezekiel 5:3 — Darby Translation

Ezekiel 5:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Thou shalt also take thereof a fewe in nomber, and binde them in thy lappe.”

Ezekiel 5:3 — Geneva Bible

Ezekiel 5:3 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.

4 Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.

5 Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.

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What Does Ezekiel 5:3 Mean?

Ezekiel 5:3 is a verse from the Book of Ezekiel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ezekiel chapter 5. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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