Ezekiel 5:2

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.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
burn	תַּבְעִיר֙ tav.'Ir	H1197	to kindle · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
fire	בָּא֤וּר ba.'Ur	H217	flame · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
part	שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית she.li.Shit	H7992	third · ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
midst	בְּת֣וֹךְ be.Tokh	H8432	a bisection · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
city	הָעִ֔יר ha.'Ir	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
days	יְמֵ֣י ye.Mei	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural construct
siege	הַמָּצ֑וֹר ha.ma.Tzor	H4692	something hemming in · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
fulfilled	כִּמְלֹ֖את kim.Lot	H4390	to fill or (intransitively) be full of · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
take	וְלָֽקַחְתָּ֣ ve.la.kach.Ta	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
part	הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית ha.she.li.Shit	H7992	third · definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
smite	תַּכֶּ֤ה ta.Keh	H5221	to strike (lightly or severely · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
about	סְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔יהָ se.Vi.vo.Tei.ha	H5439	(as noun) a circle · noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person feminine singular
knife	בַחֶ֙רֶב֙ va.Che.rev	H2719	drought · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
part	וְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ ve.ha.she.li.Shit	H7992	third · conjunction + definite article + ordinal number, feminine singular absolute
scatter	תִּזְרֶ֣ה tiz.Reh	H2219	to toss about · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
wind	לָר֔וּחַ la.Ru.ach	H7307	wind · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
out	אָרִ֥יק 'a.Rik	H7324	to pour out (literally or figuratively) · verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person common singular
sword	וְחֶ֖רֶב ve.Che.rev	H2719	drought · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular absolute
after	אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם 'a.cha.rei.Hem	H310	properly · cardinal number, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural

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Cross-references

Ezekiel 5:12 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…
Leviticus 26:33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.
Ezekiel 4:1-8 Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and pourtray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Ezekiel 12:14 And I will scatter toward every wind all that are about him to help him, and all his bands; and I will draw out the sword after them.
Jeremiah 9:16 I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have…
Jeremiah 15:2 And it shall come to pass, if they say unto thee, Whither shall we go forth? then thou shalt tell them, Thus saith the LORD; Such as are for…
Jeremiah 9:21-22 For death is come up into our windows, and is entered into our palaces, to cut off the children from without, and the young men from the str…
Jeremiah 24:10 And I will send the sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed from off the land that I gave unto them and to…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 5:1-4

We have here the sign by which the utter destruction of Jerusalem is set forth; and here, as before, the prophet is himself the sign, that the people might see how much he affected himself with, and interested himself in, the case of Jerusalem, and how it lay to his heart, even when he foretold the desolations of it. he was so much concerned about it as to take what was done to it as done to himself, so far was he from desiring the woeful day. I. He must shave off the hair of his head and beard (Eze 5:1), which signified God's utter rejecting and abandoning that people, as a useless worthless generation, such as could well be spared, nay, such as it would be his honour to part with; his judg…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 5:2

Three classes are described. The sword was to destroy one third of the people; famine and plague another third ("fire" in Eze 5:2 being explained in Eze 5:12 to mean pestilence and famine); that which remained was to be scattered among the nations. A few only of the last portion were to escape, symbolized by the hairs bound in Ezekiel's skirts (Eze 5:3; Jer 40:6; Jer 52:16). Even of these some were to be thrown into the fiery ordeal again (Eze 5:4; Jer 41:1-2, &c.; Jer 44:14, &c.). The "skirts" being able to contain but few express that extreme limit to which God's goodness can reach.

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 5:1

Take thee a sharp knife - Among the Israelites, and indeed among most ancient nations, there were very few edge-tools. The sword was the chief; and this was used as a knife, a razor, etc., according to its different length and sharpness. It is likely that only one kind of instrument is here intended; a knife or short sword, to be employed as a razor. Here is a new emblem produced, in order to mark out the coming evils. 1. The prophet represents the Jewish nation. 2. His hair, the people. 3. The razor, the Chaldeans. 4. The cutting the beard and hair, the calamities, sorrows, and disgrace coming upon the people. Cutting off the hair was a sign of mourning; see on Jer 45:5 (note); Jer 48:37 (n…

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Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel · .Shaves himself — .Shaves himself
Hair · Symboli — Symboli
Prophets · Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people — Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people
Sword, The · Illustrative: Of severe and heavy calamities — Illustrative: Of severe and heavy calamities

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Ezekiel 5:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 5:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 5:2

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 5:1

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Ezekiel 5:2

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 5:1-4

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 5:2

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 5:1

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezekiel 5:2

John Calvin on Ezekiel 5:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 5:2

Rashi on Ezekiel 5:2