Ezechiele 5:1-3

1 Figliuol d’uomo, prenditi eziandio un coltello tagliente, prenditi un rasoio di barbiere, e fattelo passare sopra il capo, e sopra la barba; poi pigliati delle bilance da pesare, e spartisci i peli.

2 Ardine la terza parte col fuoco, in mezzo della città, mentre si compieranno i giorni dell’assedio; poi prendine un’altra terza parte, e percuotila con la spada d’intorno alla città; e spargi l’altra terza parte al vento; ed io sguainerò la spada dietro a loro.

3 Ma pure prendine un piccol numero, e legalo a’ lembi della tua vesta.

Ezechiele 5:1-3 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 5

This chapter is of the same argument with the former; and contains a type of Jerusalem's destruction; an explanation of that type; what were the reasons of God's judgments on that city; and the nature, rise, and end of them. The type is in Eze 5:1-4; the explanation of that type is in Eze 5:5; the reasons of the severe judgments threatened are changing the statutes of the Lord, and not walking in them, and defiling the sanctuary with their abominations, Eze 5:6-11; an account of the judgments of God, answerable to each of the parts in the type, Eze 5:12; the ends of these judgments are, with respect to God, the accomplishment of his anger, and the satisfaction of his justice; with respect to the Jews, bringing them to an acknowledgment that he had spoken in his zeal; and, with respect to the nations, their instruction and astonishment, Eze 5:13-15; and the chapter is concluded with an assurance that these judgments would be sent, Eze 5:16,17.