And thou, son [01121] of man [0120], take [03947] thee a sharp [02299] knife [02719], take [03947] thee a barber's [01532] razor [08593], and cause it to pass [05674] upon thine head [07218] and upon thy beard [02206]: then take [03947] thee balances [03976] to weigh [04948], and divide [02505] the hair.
Thou shalt burn [01197] with fire [0217] a third part [07992] in the midst [08432] of the city [05892], when the days [03117] of the siege [04692] are fulfilled [04390]: and thou shalt take [03947] a third part [07992], and smite [05221] about [05439] it with a knife [02719]: and a third part [07992] thou shalt scatter [02219] in the wind [07307]; and I will draw out [07324] a sword [02719] after [0310] them.
Thou shalt also take [03947] thereof a few [04592] in number [04557], and bind [06696] them in thy skirts [03671].skirts: Heb. wings
Then take of them again [03947], and cast [07993] them into the midst [08432] of the fire [0784], and burn [08313] them in the fire [0784]; for thereof shall a fire [0784] come forth [03318] into all the house [01004] of Israel [03478].
Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] God [03069]; This is Jerusalem [03389]: I have set [07760] it in the midst [08432] of the nations [01471] and countries [0776] that are round about [05439] her.
And she hath changed [04784] my judgments [04941] into wickedness [07564] more than the nations [01471], and my statutes [02708] more than the countries [0776] that are round about [05439] her: for they have refused [03988] my judgments [04941] and my statutes [02708], they have not walked [01980] in them.
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] God [03069]; Because ye multiplied [01995] more than the nations [01471] that are round about [05439] you, and have not walked [01980] in my statutes [02708], neither have kept [06213] my judgments [04941], neither have done [06213] according to the judgments [04941] of the nations [01471] that are round about [05439] you;
Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] God [03069]; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute [06213] judgments [04941] in the midst [08432] of thee in the sight [05869] of the nations [01471].
And I will do [06213] in thee that which I have not done [06213], and whereunto I will not do [06213] any more the like, because [03282] of all thine abominations [08441].
Therefore the fathers [01] shall eat [0398] the sons [01121] in the midst [08432] of thee, and the sons [01121] shall eat [0398] their fathers [01]; and I will execute [06213] judgments [08201] in thee, and the whole remnant [07611] of thee will I scatter [02219] into all the winds [07307].
Wherefore, as I live [02416], saith [05002] the Lord [0136] God [03069]; Surely, because thou hast defiled [02930] my sanctuary [04720] with all thy detestable things [08251], and with all thine abominations [08441], therefore will I also diminish [01639] thee; neither shall mine eye [05869] spare [02347], neither will I have any pity [02550].
A third part [07992] of thee shall die [04191] with the pestilence [01698], and with famine [07458] shall they be consumed [03615] in the midst [08432] of thee: and a third part [07992] shall fall [05307] by the sword [02719] round about [05439] thee; and I will scatter [02219] a third part [07992] into all the winds [07307], and I will draw out [07324] a sword [02719] after [0310] them.
Thus shall mine anger [0639] be accomplished [03615], and I will cause my fury [02534] to rest [05117] upon them, and I will be comforted [05162]: and they shall know [03045] that I the Lord [03068] have spoken [01696] it in my zeal [07068], when I have accomplished [03615] my fury [02534] in them.
Moreover I will make [05414] thee waste [02723], and a reproach [02781] among the nations [01471] that are round about [05439] thee, in the sight [05869] of all that pass by [05674].
So it shall be a reproach [02781] and a taunt [01422], an instruction [04148] and an astonishment [04923] unto the nations [01471] that are round about [05439] thee, when I shall execute [06213] judgments [08201] in thee in anger [0639] and in fury [02534] and in furious [02534] rebukes [08433]. I the Lord [03068] have spoken [01696] it.
When I shall send [07971] upon them the evil [07451] arrows [02671] of famine [07458], which shall be for their destruction [04889], and which I will send [07971] to destroy [07843] you: and I will increase [03254] the famine [07458] upon you, and will break [07665] your staff [04294] of bread [03899]:
So will I send [07971] upon you famine [07458] and evil [07451] beasts [02416], and they shall bereave [07921] thee; and pestilence [01698] and blood [01818] shall pass through [05674] thee; and I will bring [0935] the sword [02719] upon thee. I the Lord [03068] have spoken [01696] it.