In that day Adonai will shave— with a razor hired beyond the River— with the king of Assyria— the head and the hair of the legs, and even clip off the beard.
Ezekiel 5:1 - Tree of Life Version “Now you, son of man, take a sharp sword. Use it as a barber’s razor to shave your head and your beard. Then take 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 that day Adonai will shave— with a razor hired beyond the River— with the king of Assyria— the head and the hair of the legs, and even clip off the beard.
Thus said Adonai: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar, take some elders of the people, some elders of the kohanim,
“Now you, son of man, take a brick and lay it before you. Engrave on it a city, Jerusalem.
They must not shave their heads or let their locks grow long, but must carefully trim the hair of their heads.
“Kohanim are not to shave their heads, nor shave off the corners of their beards, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.