Ezekiel 5:1
What does Ezekiel 5:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 5:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, using it like a haircutter's blade, and making it go over your head and the hair of your chin: and take scales for separating the hair by weight.
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.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife that shaveth the hair: and cause it to pass over thy head, and over thy beard: and take thee a balance to weigh in, and divide the hair.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And 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].
Context
v.1This passage
v.2A 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 with the sword round about it; and a third part thou shalt scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ezekiel 44:20
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only cut off the hair of their heads.
- Isaiah 7:20
In that day will the Lord shave with a razor that is hired in the parts beyond the River, even with the king of Assyria, the head and the hair of the feet; and it shall also consume the beard.
- Daniel 5:27
TEKEL; thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
- Leviticus 21:5
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
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