In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Ezekiel 5:1 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition AND YOU, son of man [Ezekiel], take a sharp sword and use it as a barber's razor and shave your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair into three parts. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible You, human one, take a sharp sword. Use it like a razor and shave your head and beard. Then use scales to divide the hair. Catholic Public Domain Version "And as for you, son of man, obtain for yourself a sharp knife for shaving hair, and you shall take it and draw it across your head and across your beard. And you shall obtain for yourself a balance for weighing, and you shall divide the hair. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife that shaveth the hair: and cause it to pass over thy head and over thy beard: and take thee a balance to weigh in. And divide the hair. |
In the same day shall the Lord shave with a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests;
Thou also, son of man, take thee a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem:
Neither shall they shave their heads, nor suffer their locks to grow long; they shall only poll their heads.
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.