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Ezekiel 5:1
New English Translation
Ezekiel 5:1
New English Translation
5 “As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor.[a] Shave off some of the hair from your head and your beard.[b] Then take scales and divide up the hair you cut off.
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- Ezekiel 5:1 tn The Hebrew word occurs only here in the OT.
- Ezekiel 5:1 tn Heb, “pass (it) over your head and your beard.”
Ezekiel 5:1
Lexham English Bible
Ezekiel 5:1
Lexham English Bible
5 “And you, son of man,[a] take for yourself[b] a sword, sharp as a barber’s razor.[c] Take it for yourself, and you must cause it to pass over your head and over your beard, and you must take for yourself a set of scales for weighing, and you must divide them.[d]
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- Ezekiel 5:1 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 5:1 Hebrew “you”
- Ezekiel 5:1 Literally “the razor of the barbers”
- Ezekiel 5:1 That is, the hairs
Ezekiel 5:1
New International Version
Ezekiel 5:1
New International Version
God’s Razor of Judgment
5 “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor(A) to shave(B) your head and your beard.(C) Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair.
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