Ezekiel 5:4

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You must also get some more of those hairs and throw them into the fire. \{This will show that\} a fire will start there and destroy the whole house of Israel. {\cf2\super [44]}

Cross References

2 Kings 25:25

Ishmael son of Nethaniah son of Elishama was from the king’s family. In the seventh month Ishmael and ten of his men attacked Gedaliah and killed all the Jews and Babylonians that were with Gedaliah at Mizpah.

Jeremiah 4:4

Become the Lord’s people.\par Change your hearts! {\cf2\super [20]} \par Men of Judah and people of Jerusalem,\par if you don’t change,\par then I will become very angry.\par My anger will spread fast like a fire,\par and my anger will burn you up.\par And no person will be able to put out that fire.\par Why will this happen?\par Because of the evil things you have done.”\par

Jeremiah 48:45

“People have run from the powerful enemy.\par They ran to safety in the town Heshbon.\par \{But there was no safety.\}\par A fire started in Heshbon.\par That fire started in Sihon’s town {\cf2\super [391]} \par And it is destroying the leaders of Moab.\par It is destroying those proud people.\par

Jeremiah 52:30

In Nebuchadnezzar’s 23rd year {\cf2\super [447]} as king, Nebuzaradan took 745 men of Judah into captivity. Nebuzaradan was the commander of the king’s special guards.

Ezekiel 5:3

But then you must get a few of those hairs and wrap them up in your robe. \{This will show that I will save a few of my people.\}

Ezekiel 5:5

Then the Lord my Master said to me, “That \{brick\} is a picture of Jerusalem. I put Jerusalem in the middle of other nations. And there are countries all around her.