Ezekiel 5:3
King James Version (KJV)
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
In context
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.
Ezekiel 5:3 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
- WEB World English Bible
- You shall take a small number of these and bind them in the folds of your robe.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And thou hast taken thence a few in number — and hast bound them in thy skirts;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And thou shalt take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts;
- WBS Webster Bible
- Thou shalt also take of them a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.