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Ezekiel 5:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 5:3-5
1599 Geneva Bible
3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy [a]lap.
4 Then take of them again and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire: [b]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.
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- Ezekiel 5:3 Meaning, that a very few should be left, which the Lord should preserve among all these storms, but not without troubles and trial.
- Ezekiel 5:4 Out of that fire which thou kindlest shall a fire come, which shall signify the destruction of Israel.
Ezekiel 5:3-5
New International Version
Ezekiel 5:3-5
New International Version
3 But take a few hairs and tuck them away in the folds of your garment.(A) 4 Again, take a few of these and throw them into the fire(B) and burn them up. A fire will spread from there to all Israel.
5 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.(C)
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