Ezekiel 5:1
1 Under the type of hair,5 is shewn the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion;12 by famine, sword, and dispersion. son.In this expressive emblem, the prophet represents the Jewish nation; his hair, the people; the razor, the Chaldeans; the cutting of the hair, the calamities and disgrace coming upon them; the balances, the exact distribution of the Divine judgments; the third part of the hair burnt, those destroyed in the city; the third part smitten with a knife, those slain in attempting to escape; the third part scattered to the winds, those who escaped to other countries; the few hairs in his skirt, those left with Gedaliah; and the burning of these, their destruction in Egypt. take.44:20; Le 21:5; Isa 7:20then.Da 5:27
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