1 AND thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s rasor, 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.
6 And she 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.
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, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
10 Therefore the 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.
11 Wherefore, as 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.
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 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.
13 Thus shall 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.
14 Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an 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.
16 When I shall send upon them the 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:
17 So will I send upon you famine and 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.

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.

2Thou 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.

3Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.

4Then 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.

5Thus saith the Lord GOD; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.

6And she 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.

7Therefore 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, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;

8Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.

9And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.

10Therefore the 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.

11Wherefore, as 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.

12A 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 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.

13Thus shall 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.

14Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.

15So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an 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.

16When I shall send upon them the 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:

17So will I send upon you famine and 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.

II == Ezek 4:1 , 8-9 ; 5:12

III == Jer 40:6 ; 52:16

IV == Jer 41:1+2 ; 44:14

VII == Jer 2:10-11

IX == Lam 4:6 ; Dan 9:12 ; Amos 3:2

X == Lev 26:29 , 33 ; Deut 28:53 , 64

XI == 2nd Chr 36:14 ; Ezek 7:4 , 9 , 20 ; 8:5 , 18 ; 9:10 ; 11:21 ; 23:38

XII == Lev 26:33 ; Jer 9:16 ; 15:2 ; 21:9 ; Ezek 5:2 , 10 : 6:8 , 12 ; 12:14

XIII == Deut 32:36 ; Isa 1:24 ; Lam 4:11 ; Ezek 6:12 ; 7:8 ; 21:17 ; 36:6 ; 38:19

XIV == Lev 26:31-32 ; Neh 2:17

XV == Deut 28:37 ; 1st Kings 9:7 ; Ps 79:4 ; Jer 24:9 ; Lam 2:15 ; Ezek 25:17

XVI == Lev 26:26 ; Deut 32:23-24 ; Ezek 4:16 ; 14:13

XVII == Lev 26:22 ; Deut 32:24 ; Ezek 14:21 ; 20:46 ; 21:2 ; 25:2 ; 33:27 ; 34:25 ; 36:1 ; 38:22

1 As for you, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it like a barber's razor, passing it over your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair you have cut.

2 Burn a third in the fire, within the city, when the days of your siege are completed; place another third around the city and strike it with the sword; the final third strew in the wind, and pursue it with the sword.

3 (But of the last take a small number and tie them in the hem of your garment.

4 Then take some of these and throw them in the midst of the fire and burn them.) Say to the whole house of Israel:

5 Thus says the Lord GOD: This is Jerusalem! In the midst of the nations I placed her, surrounded by foreign countries.

6 But she rebelled against my ordinances more wickedly than the nations, and against my statutes more than the foreign countries surrounding her; she has spurned my ordinances and has not lived by my statutes.

7 Therefore thus says the Lord GOD: Because you have been more rebellious than the nations surrounding you, not living by my statutes nor fulfilling my ordinances, but acting according to the ordinances of the surrounding nations;

8 therefore thus says the Lord GOD: See, I am coming at you! I will inflict punishments in your midst while the nations look on.

9 Because of all your abominations I will do with you what I have never done before, the like of which I will never do again.

10 This means that fathers within you shall eat sons, and sons shall eat fathers. I will inflict punishments upon you and scatter all that remain of your people in every direction.

11 Therefore, as I live, says the Lord GOD, because you have defiled my sanctuary with all your detestable abominations, I swear to cut you down. I will not look upon you with pity nor have mercy.

12 A third of your people shall die of pestilence and perish of hunger within you; another third shall fall by the sword all around you; and a third I will scatter in every direction, and I will pursue them with the sword.

16 When I loose against you the cruel, destructive arrows of hunger, I will break your staff of bread;

17 I will send famine against you, and wild beasts that shall rob you of your children. Pestilence and bloodshed shall stalk through you, and I will bring the sword upon you. I, the LORD, have spoken!

13 Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will wreak my fury upon them till I am appeased; they shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken in my jealousy when I spend my fury upon them.

14 I will make you a waste and a reproach among the nations that surround you, which every passer-by may see.

15 When I execute judgment upon you in anger and fury and with furious chastisements, you shall be a reproach and an object of scorn, a terrible warning to the nations that surround you. I, the LORD, have spoken!

v 1-4. Sign 4: Shaved head. Ezekiel probably shaved his head using a sharp sword for a razor before he left the house. The very fact that he appeared in public, besides bald, would attract attention. It was not only a humiliation to have his head and beard shaved completely off, it was forbidden of a priest, Lev. 21:1,5. People taken captive were also made bald and unable to keep ceremonial laws. Ezekiel weighed it to show God’s precise judgment. Then the distribution before the people is stated.

v 5-12. God gives Ezekiel’s voice back to tell the people that they had been God’s pleasure, but their sins have been so corrupt they are an abomination. The people will resort to cannibalism, but God will not have pity till His wrath is fulfilled.

v 13-17. The division of the hair is explained. The third burned, was a third of the people die with famine and pestilence in siege. A third chopped by the sword was a third killed when the city fell. The third scattered would be dispersed, fear and sword would follow them. The amount reserved would be a remnant who would also suffer.
In verses 13, 15 and 17 Ezekiel stresses, “I the Lord have spoken”. V 13, His fury will be poured out. V 15, Israel would be reproached, Jer. 40:3, and mocked by other nations, who would also see it as a warning. V 17, Jerusalem would also continue to experience famine, plagues, wild beasts and the sword.