The razor and the hair
And you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor on your head and your beard. Then take scales and divide the hair up. You'll burn a third of it in the fire in the middle of the city when the days of the siege are finished. And you'll take a third and strike it with the sword all round it. And you'll scatter a third to the wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them. And take a few of them from there and tie them up in the folds of your coat. And take some more of them and throw them into the middle of the fire and burn them in the fire. A fire will come out of it into the whole people of Israel. This is what the Lord GOD says: This is Jerusalem. I've set her among the nations, with countries all round her. And she's changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my rules more than the countries round her. Because they've rejected my judgments and my rules — they haven't walked in them. So this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you've been more of a mob than the nations round you, and haven't lived by my rules or kept my judgments, and haven't even done what the nations round you do — So this is what the Lord GOD says: Look: I'm against you, even me. And I'll do judgments among you before the eyes of the nations. And I'll do things in you I've never done before and won't do again, because of all your disgusting things. So fathers will eat their sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers. And I'll do judgments in you, and I'll scatter everything left of you to every wind.
And you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor on your head and your beard. Then take scales and divide the hair up. You'll burn a third of it in the fire in the middle of the town when the days of the siege are finished. And you'll take a third and strike it with the sword all round it. And you'll scatter a third to the wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them. And take a few of them from there and tie them up in the folds of your coat. And take some more of them and throw them into the middle of the fire and burn them in the fire. A fire will come out of it into the whole house of Israel. This is what the Lord God says: This is Jerusalem. I've set her in the middle of the nations, with countries all round her. And she's changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my rules more than the countries round her. Because they've knocked back my judgments and my rules — they haven't walked in them. So this is what the Lord God says: Because you've been more of a mob than the nations round you, and haven't walked in my rules or kept my judgments, and haven't even done what the nations round you do — so this is what the Lord God says: Look — I'm against you, even me. And I'll do judgments in the middle of you in front of the eyes of the nations. And I'll do things in you I've never done before and won't do again, because of all your disgusting things. So fathers will eat their sons in the middle of you, and sons will eat their fathers. And I'll do judgments in you, and I'll scatter everything left of you to every wind.
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. 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. Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. 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. 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. And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them. Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you; Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations. And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations. Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.
And you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor on your head and your beard. Then take scales and divide the hair up.
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.
You'll burn a third of it in the fire in the middle of the city when the days of the siege are finished. And you'll take a third and strike it with the sword all round it. And you'll scatter a third to the wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them.
You'll burn a third of it in the fire in the middle of the town when the days of the siege are finished. And you'll take a third and strike it with the sword all round it. And you'll scatter a third to the wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them.
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.
And take a few of them from there and tie them up in the folds of your coat.
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
And take some more of them and throw them into the middle of the fire and burn them in the fire. A fire will come out of it into the whole people of Israel.
And take some more of them and throw them into the middle of the fire and burn them in the fire. A fire will come out of it into the whole house of Israel.
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.
This is what the Lord GOD says: This is Jerusalem. I've set her among the nations, with countries all round her.
This is what the Lord God says: This is Jerusalem. I've set her in the middle of the nations, with countries all round her.
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.
And she's changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my rules more than the countries round her. Because they've rejected my judgments and my rules — they haven't walked in them.
And she's changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my rules more than the countries round her. Because they've knocked back my judgments and my rules — they haven't walked in them.
And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.
So this is what the Lord GOD says: Because you've been more of a mob than the nations round you, and haven't lived by my rules or kept my judgments, and haven't even done what the nations round you do —
So this is what the Lord God says: Because you've been more of a mob than the nations round you, and haven't walked in my rules or kept my judgments, and haven't even done what the nations round you do —
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
So this is what the Lord GOD says: Look: I'm against you, even me. And I'll do judgments among you before the eyes of the nations.
so this is what the Lord God says: Look — I'm against you, even me. And I'll do judgments in the middle of you in front of the eyes of the nations.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
And I'll do things in you I've never done before and won't do again, because of all your disgusting things.
And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
So fathers will eat their sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers. And I'll do judgments in you, and I'll scatter everything left of you to every wind.
So fathers will eat their sons in the middle of you, and sons will eat their fathers. And I'll do judgments in you, and I'll scatter everything left of you to every wind.
Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.
The judgment
So as surely as I live, says the Lord GOD — because you've made my sanctuary filthy with all your rotten things and all your disgusting things, I'll cut you back too. My eye won't spare, and I won't have any pity. A third of you will die of plague, and be finished by famine among you. And a third will fall by the sword round you. And I'll scatter a third to every wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them. In this way my anger will be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be satisfied. Then they will know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury upon them. And I'll make you a desolation and an insult among the nations round you, before the eyes of everyone going past. So it'll be an insult and a byword, a warning and a horror to the nations round you, when I do judgments in you in anger and in fury and in furious pulling-up. I the LORD have spoken it. When I send the deadly arrows of famine on them for destroying — those I'll send to destroy you — I'll pile the famine on you and break your supply of bread. So I'll send famine and evil beasts on you, and they'll leave you with no children. And plague and blood will go through you, and I'll bring the sword on you. I the LORD have spoken it.
So as surely as I live, says the Lord God — because you've made my holy place filthy with all your rotten things and all your disgusting things, I'll cut you back too. My eye won't spare, and I won't have any pity. A third of you will die of plague, and be finished by famine in the middle of you. And a third will fall by the sword round you. And I'll scatter a third to every wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them. That's how my anger will be finished, and I'll make my fury rest on them, and I'll be satisfied. And they'll know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I've finished my fury on them. And I'll make you a wreck and an insult among the nations round you, in front of the eyes of everyone going past. So it'll be an insult and a byword, a warning and a horror to the nations round you, when I do judgments in you in anger and in fury and in furious pulling-up. I the Lord have spoken it. When I send the deadly arrows of famine on them for wrecking — the ones I'll send to wreck you — I'll pile the famine on you and break your supply of bread. So I'll send famine and evil beasts on you, and they'll leave you with no children. And plague and blood will go through you, and I'll bring the sword on you. I the Lord have spoken it.
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity. A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them. Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them. Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it. When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread: So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.
So as surely as I live, says the Lord GOD — because you've made my sanctuary filthy with all your rotten things and all your disgusting things, I'll cut you back too. My eye won't spare, and I won't have any pity.
So as surely as I live, says the Lord God — because you've made my holy place filthy with all your rotten things and all your disgusting things, I'll cut you back too. My eye won't spare, and I won't have any pity.
Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
A third of you will die of plague, and be finished by famine among you. And a third will fall by the sword round you. And I'll scatter a third to every wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them.
A third of you will die of plague, and be finished by famine in the middle of you. And a third will fall by the sword round you. And I'll scatter a third to every wind, and I'll pull out a sword after them.
A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
In this way my anger will be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be satisfied. Then they will know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury upon them.
That's how my anger will be finished, and I'll make my fury rest on them, and I'll be satisfied. And they'll know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I've finished my fury on them.
Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
And I'll make you a desolation and an insult among the nations round you, before the eyes of everyone going past.
And I'll make you a wreck and an insult among the nations round you, in front of the eyes of everyone going past.
Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
So it'll be an insult and a byword, a warning and a horror to the nations round you, when I do judgments in you in anger and in fury and in furious pulling-up. I the LORD have spoken it.
So it'll be an insult and a byword, a warning and a horror to the nations round you, when I do judgments in you in anger and in fury and in furious pulling-up. I the Lord have spoken it.
So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the LORD have spoken it.
When I send the deadly arrows of famine on them for destroying — those I'll send to destroy you — I'll pile the famine on you and break your supply of bread.
When I send the deadly arrows of famine on them for wrecking — the ones I'll send to wreck you — I'll pile the famine on you and break your supply of bread.
When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
So I'll send famine and evil beasts on you, and they'll leave you with no children. And plague and blood will go through you, and I'll bring the sword on you. I the LORD have spoken it.
So I'll send famine and evil beasts on you, and they'll leave you with no children. And plague and blood will go through you, and I'll bring the sword on you. I the Lord have spoken it.
So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the LORD have spoken it.