Eze 5 | TSK | STEP | Under the type of hair, is shewn the judgment of Jerusalem for their rebellion; 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. then.

‏ Ezekiel 5

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 7:20

then.

Da 5:27

shalt burn.

12; Jer 9:21,22; 15:2; 24:10; 38:2

the city.

4:1-8

I will draw.

12; 12:14; Le 26:33; Jer 9:16; Am 9:2,3

a few.

2Ki 25:12; Jer 39:10; 40:6; 52:16; Mt 7:14; Lu 13:23,24; 1Pe 4:18

skirts. Heb. wings.

take.

2Ki 25:25; Jer 41:1-44:30; 52:30

shall a fire.

Jer 4:4; 48:45

This.

4:1; Jer 6:6; Lu 22:19,20; 1Co 10:4

I have.

16:14; De 4:6; Mic 5:7; Mt 5:14

she hath.

16:47; De 32:15-21; 2Ki 17:8-20; Ps 106:20; Ro 1:23-25; 1Co 5:1

Jude 1:4

for they.

Ne 9:16,17; Ps 78:10; Jer 5:3; 8:5; 9:6; 11:10; Zec 7:11

neither have done.

11; 16:47,48,54; 2Ki 21:9-11; 2Ch 33:9; Jer 2:10,11

even I.

15:7; 21:3; 26:3; 28:22; 35:3; 39:1; Le 26:17-46; De 29:20

Jer 21:5,13; La 2:5; 3:3; Zec 14:2,3; Mt 22:7

in the.

25:2-6; 26:2; 29:6,7; 35:10-15; De 29:23-28; 1Ki 9:8,9; Jer 22:8,9

Jer 24:9; 50:7; La 2:15-17

that which.

La 4:6,9; Da 9:12; Am 3:2; Mt 24:21The sentence here passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, and the manner of expression makes it yet more so: the judgments are various, the threatenings of them varied, reiterated; so that one may well say, Who is able to stand in God's sight when he is angry?

the fathers.

Le 26:29; De 28:53-57,64; 2Ki 6:29; Isa 9:20; 49:26; Jer 19:9

La 2:20; 4:10

the whole.

2,12; 6:8; 12:14; 20:23; 22:15; 36:19; Le 26:33; De 4:27; 28:64

De 32:26; Ne 1:8; Ps 44:11; Jer 9:16; 44:12; 50:17; Am 9:9; Zec 2:6

Zec 7:14; Lu 21:24

as I live.

Nu 14:28-35; Ps 95:11; Am 8:7; Heb 6:13

thou hast.

8:5,6,16; 23:28; 44:7; 2Ki 21:4,7; 23:12; 2Ch 33:4,7; 36:14

Jer 7:9-11; 32:34

detestable.

7:20; 11:18,21; De 7:25,26; Jer 16:18; 44:4

will I.

29:15; Ps 107:39; Jer 10:24; *marg:

Ro 11:12

neither shall.

7:4,9; 8:18; 9:5,10; 24:14; De 29:20; La 2:21; Zec 11:6; Mal 3:17

Ro 8:32; 11:21; 2Pe 2:4,5

third part of.

2; 6:12; Jer 15:2; 21:9; Zec 13:7-9

and I will scatter.

2,10; 6:8; Jer 9:16; Zec 7:14

and I will draw.This was particularly fulfilled in the destruction of those who retired to Egypt; and has been remarkably verified in the many persecutions and miseries which the Jews have suffered at different times, in the various countries into which they are dispersed.

2; 12:14; Le 26:33; De 28:65; Jer 42:16,17,22; 43:10,11; 44:27

Am 9:4

shall mine.

6:12; 7:8; 13:15; 20:8,21; Jer 25:12; La 4:11,22; Da 9:2; 11:36

I will cause.

16:42,63; 21:17; 23:25; 24:13; Isa 1:21

I will be.

De 32:36; Isa 1:24; Zec 6:8

spoken.

6:10; 36:5,6; 38:18,19; Isa 9:7; 59:17

I will.

22:4; Le 26:31,32; De 28:37; 2Ch 7:20,21; Ne 2:17; Ps 74:3-10