God's Razor of Judgment. 5 “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales ...

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.

One-third of you shall die of the pestilence, and be consumed with famine in your midst; and one-third shall fall by the sword all around you.

1 “Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair.

David Guzik commentary on Ezekiel 5 describes the prophecy of the thirds illustrated by cutting Ezekiel's hair, and its application.

1“Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

"Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair.

CHAPTER 5 1Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it like a barber's razor, to shave your head and your beard.

Jerusalem Will Be Destroyed. 5 “And you, aO son of man, take a bsharp sword. Use it as ca barber's razor and dpass it over your head and your beard.

In this chapter we have a further, and no less terrible, denunciation of the judgments of God, which were coming with all speed and force upon the Jewish.