📖 Ezekiel — Chapter 5 (KJV)
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Ezekiel 5:1 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: Rthen take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.
Ezekiel 5:2 Thou Rshalt 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.
Ezekiel 5:3 Thou shalt also take thereof Ra few in number, and bind them in thy Tskirts.
Ezekiel 5:4 Then Rtake 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.
Ezekiel 5:5 Thus saith the Lord GOD; RThis is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
Ezekiel 5:6 And Rshe 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.
Ezekiel 5:7 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, Rneither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
Ezekiel 5:8 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, Reven I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
Ezekiel 5:9 And I will do in thee Rthat which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
Ezekiel 5:10 Therefore Rthe 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.
Ezekiel 5:11 Wherefore, Ras 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.
Ezekiel 5:12 A Rthird 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.
Ezekiel 5:13 Thus Rshall 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.
Ezekiel 5:14 Moreover RI will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
Ezekiel 5:15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, Ran 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.
Ezekiel 5:16 When I shall send upon them Rthe 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:
Ezekiel 5:17 So will I send upon you famine Rand 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.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 5:1–6 — Divided hair represents the city’s fate
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Ezekiel shaves, weighs, burns, strikes, and scatters his hair, retaining a few strands. The Lord identifies the sign with Jerusalem, whose rebellion is measured against her central place among the nations.
Key Truth: Do not mistake privilege for exemption from accountability.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “And thou, ____ of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a …” (Ezekiel 5:1)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:1 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “____ take of them again, and cast them into the midst …” (Ezekiel 5:4)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:4 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “And she hath ____ my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my …” (Ezekiel 5:6)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:6 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 5:7–12 — Rebellion ends in famine, sword, and scattering
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The city has rejected the Lord’s judgments and defiled his sanctuary. The divided thirds of the sign are explained through pestilence and famine, death by sword, and exile.
Key Truth: Let the explicit explanation guide your reading.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore ____ saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against …” (Ezekiel 5:8)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:8 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “Therefore the ____ shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and …” (Ezekiel 5:10)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:10 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “A ____ part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with …” (Ezekiel 5:12)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Ezekiel 5:13–17 — The city becomes a warning to surrounding nations
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The Lord announces that fulfilled judgment will reveal that he has spoken. Reproach, famine, beasts, pestilence, and sword show the severe consequences of the city’s persistent abominations.
Key Truth: Respond to warning with sober repentance.
Check What You Remember
1. Complete the KJV wording: “Thus shall mine ____ be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest …” (Ezekiel 5:13)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:13 (KJV).
2. Complete the KJV wording: “So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an ____ and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about …” (Ezekiel 5:15)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:15 (KJV).
3. Complete the KJV wording: “So will I send upon you famine and ____ beasts, and they shall bereave thee: and pestilence and blood …” (Ezekiel 5:17)
Find it in Ezekiel 5:17 (KJV).
Related Scripture (KJV)
Jeremiah 7:10 — Jeremiah also challenges security claimed while persisting in wrongdoing.
This related passage is selected for its connection with this chapter. It is separate from the chapter text.
Reflect and Apply
Which privilege should lead you to responsibility rather than self-assurance?
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 5:1–6 (Divided hair represents the city’s fate) from the chapter’s other sections?
2. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 5:7–12 (Rebellion ends in famine, sword, and scattering) from the chapter’s other sections?
3. Which summary best distinguishes Ezekiel 5:13–17 (The city becomes a warning to surrounding nations) from the chapter’s other sections?
4. What connection links the divided hair with the city’s announced fate?
5. What conduct distinguishes Jerusalem’s guilt in the accusation?
Notes
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