² On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin^(A)— ³ the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel^(B) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.^[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.^(C)

⁴ I looked, and I saw a windstorm^(D) coming out of the north^(E)—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,^(F)

² So I opened my mouth, and he gave me the scroll to eat.

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.