Ezekiel 5:1 BBE/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, using it like a haircutter's blade, and making it go over your head and the hair of your chin: and take scales for separating the hair by weight. | 1 "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. |
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