Ezekiel 5:3-5

International Standard Version

³ You are to preserve a few strands of hair and hide them in the folds^[a] of your garment. ⁴ Then you are to take a few strands, throw them in the fire, and incinerate them. A fire will proceed to the house of Israel from there.”

Jerusalem’s Desolation Predicted

⁵ “This is what the Lord God says, ‘This is Jerusalem. I placed her in the center of nations, with many^[b] nations surrounding her.