Ezekiel 5:1-3

New International Reader's Version

God’s Judgment Will Be Like a Barber’s Razor

5 “Son of man, get a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor. Shave your head and beard with it. Then get a set of scales and weigh the hair. Separate it into three piles. ² Burn up a third of the hair inside the city. Do this when you stop attacking the model of Jerusalem. Next, get another third of the hair. Strike it with a sword all around the city. Then scatter the last third to the winds. That is because I will chase the people with a sword that is ready to strike them down. ³ But save a few hairs. Tuck them away in the clothes you are wearing.