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Ezekiel 5:1

Jerusalem’s Desolation Foretold

1 “As for you, son of man, take a asharp sword; take and 1use it as a barber’s razor on your head and beard. Then take bscales for weighing and divide 2the hair.

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Ezekiel 5:1 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Now, son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take a set of scales and divide up the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)

“And you, O son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor and pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s rasor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Son of man, take a sharp sword and use it as a razor to shave your head and beard. Use a scale to weigh the hair into three equal parts.

Ezekiel 5:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber’s razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Now, human, take a sharp sword, and use it like a barber’s razor to shave your head and beard. Then take scales and weigh and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp sword; as a barber’s razor shalt thou take it unto thee, and shalt cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife; a barber’s razor shalt thou take; and cause it to pass upon thy head and upon thy beard: and thou shalt take balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⸤The Lord said,⸥ “Son of man, take a sharp blade, and use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and beard. Take scales to weigh your hair and divide it ⸤into three even parts⸥.

Ezekiel 5:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword, use it as you would a barber’s razor, and shave your head and beard. Then take a set of scales and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

And you, O mortal, take a sharp sword; use it as a barber’s razor and run it over your head and your beard; then take balances for weighing, and divide the hair.

Ezekiel 5:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

“And you, son of man, take for yourself a sword, sharp as a barber’s razor. Take it for yourself, and you must cause it to pass over your head and over your beard, and you must take for yourself a set of scales for weighing, and you must divide them.

Ezekiel 5:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“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.


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