Ezekiel 5:4
Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.
Ezekiel 5:4 in other translations
| BSB | Again, take a few of these, throw them into the fire, and burn them. From there a fire will spread to the whole house of Israel. |
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| WEB | Of these again you shall take, and cast them into the middle of the fire, and burn them in the fire. From it a fire will come out into all the house of Israel. |
| ASV | And of these again shalt thou take, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; therefrom shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel. |
| YLT | and of them thou dost take again, and hast cast them unto the midst of the fire, and hast burned them in the fire--out of it cometh forth a fire unto all the house of Israel. |
| DARBY | and thou shalt take of these again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire: from it shall a fire come forth against all the house of Israel. |
| BBE | And again take some of these and put them in the fire, burning them up in the fire; and say to all the children of Israel, |
| Webster | Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire: from which a fire shall come forth into all the house of Israel. |
What does Ezekiel 5:4 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 5:1-4
A type of hair, showing the judgments about to come upon the Jews. (Ezek 5:1-4) These awful judgments are declared. (Ezek 5:5-17) Verses 1-4 The prophet must shave off the hair of his head and beard, which signifies God's utter rejecting and abandoning that people. One part must be burned in the midst of the city, denoting the multitudes that should perish by famine and pestilence. Another part was to be cut in…
Ezekiel 5:4 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 5:4
- Jeremiah 48:45
They that fled stood under the shadow of Heshbon because of the force: but a fire shall come forth out of Heshbon, and a flame from the midst of Sihon, and shall devour the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
- Jeremiah 41:1-18
Now it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, and the princes of the king, even ten men with him, came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. Then arose Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and slew him, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land. Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans that were found there, and the men of war. And it came to pass the second day after he had slain Gedaliah, and no man knew it, …
- 2 Kings 25:25
But it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, came, and ten men with him, and smote Gedaliah, that he died, and the Jews and the Chaldees that were with him at Mizpah.
- Jeremiah 4:4
Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings.
- Jeremiah 52:30
In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.
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2Ki 25:25; Jer 41:1-44:30; 52:30
shall a fire.
Jer 4:4; 48:45
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Context
- Ezekiel 5:3
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
- Ezekiel 5:4
Then take of them again, and cast them into the midst of the fire, and burn them in the fire; for thereof shall a fire come forth into all the house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 5:5
Thus saith the Lord God; This is Jerusalem: I have set it in the midst of the nations and countries that are round about her.
Ezekiel 5:4 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tomarás otra vez de ellos, y los echarás en mitad del fuego, y en el fuego los quemarás: de allí saldrá el fuego en toda la casa de Israel. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et de ceux-ci, tu en prendras encore, et tu les jetteras au milieu du feu, et tu les brûleras au feu: il en sortira un feu contre toute la maison d’Israël. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und von diesen sollst du abermals nehmen und sie mitten ins Feuer werfen und sie mit Feuer verbrennen; davon wird ein Feuer ausgehen wider das ganze Haus Israel. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et ex eis rursum tolles, et projicies eos in medio ignis, et combures eos igni, et ex eo egredietur ignis in omnem domum Israël. |