Ezekiel 5
King James Version
5 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.
2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled: and thou shalt take a third part, and smite about it with a knife: and a third part thou shalt scatter in the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
3 Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
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.
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.
6 And she hath changed my judgments into wickedness more than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her: for they have refused my judgments and my statutes, they have not walked in them.
7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Because ye multiplied more than the nations that are round about you, and have not walked in my statutes, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about you;
8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I, even I, am against thee, and will execute judgments in the midst of thee in the sight of the nations.
9 And I will do in thee that which I have not done, and whereunto I will not do any more the like, because of all thine abominations.
10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole remnant of thee will I scatter into all the winds.
11 Wherefore, as I live, saith the Lord God; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish thee; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
12 A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.
13 Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.
14 Moreover I will make thee waste, and a reproach among the nations that are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by.
15 So it shall be a reproach and a taunt, an instruction and an astonishment unto the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious rebukes. I the Lord have spoken it.
16 When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bereave thee: and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee; and I will bring the sword upon thee. I the Lord have spoken it.
Ezekiel 5
English Standard Version
Jerusalem Will Be Destroyed
5 “And you, (A)O son of man, take a (B)sharp sword. Use it as (C)a barber's razor and (D)pass it over your head and your beard. Then take balances for weighing and divide the hair. 2 (E)A third part you shall burn in the fire (F)in the midst of the city, (G)when the days of the siege are completed. And a third part you shall take and strike with the sword all around the city. (H)And a third part you shall scatter to the wind, and (I)I will unsheathe the sword after them. 3 (J)And you shall take from these a small number and bind them in the skirts of your robe. 4 (K)And of these again you shall take some and cast them into the midst of the fire and burn them in the fire. From there a fire will come out into all the house of Israel.
5 “Thus says the Lord God: (L)This is Jerusalem. I have set her (M)in the center of the nations, with countries all around her. 6 And she has rebelled against my rules by doing wickedness (N)more than the nations, and against my statutes more than (O)the countries all around her; for they have rejected my rules and have not walked in my statutes. 7 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you are (P)more turbulent than the nations that are all around you, (Q)and have not walked in my statutes or obeyed my rules, (R)and have not[a] even acted according to the rules of the nations that are all around you, 8 therefore thus says the Lord God: Behold, I, even I, (S)am against you. (T)And I will execute judgments[b] in your midst (U)in the sight of the nations. 9 And because of all your abominations I will do with you (V)what I have never yet done, and the like of which I will never do again. 10 Therefore (W)fathers shall eat their sons in your midst, and sons shall eat their fathers. (X)And I will execute judgments on you, (Y)and any of you who survive I will scatter to all the winds. 11 Therefore, (Z)as I live, declares the Lord God, surely, (AA)because you have defiled my sanctuary (AB)with all your detestable things and with all your (AC)abominations, (AD)therefore I will withdraw.[c] (AE)My eye will not spare, and I will have no pity. 12 (AF)A third part of you shall die of pestilence and be consumed with famine in your midst; (AG)a third part shall fall by the sword all around you; (AH)and a third part I will scatter to all the winds and will unsheathe the sword after them.
13 (AI)“Thus shall my anger spend itself, and I will vent my fury upon them and satisfy myself. And they shall know that (AJ)I am the Lord—that I have spoken in my jealousy—(AK)when I spend my fury upon them. 14 Moreover, I will make you (AL)a desolation and (AM)an object of reproach among (AN)the nations all around you and in the sight of all who pass by. 15 You shall be[d] a reproach and a taunt, a warning (AO)and a horror, to (AP)the nations all around you, (AQ)when I execute judgments on you in anger and fury, and (AR)with furious rebukes—I am the Lord; I have spoken— 16 when I send against you[e] (AS)the deadly arrows of famine, arrows for destruction, which I will send to destroy you, and when I bring more and more famine upon (AT)you and break your supply[f] of bread. 17 I will send famine and (AU)wild beasts against you, (AV)and they will rob you of your children. Pestilence and (AW)blood shall pass through you, and I will bring the sword upon you. I am the Lord; I have spoken.”
Footnotes
- Ezekiel 5:7 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Syriac lack not
- Ezekiel 5:8 The same Hebrew expression can mean obey rules, or execute judgments, depending on the context
- Ezekiel 5:11 Some Hebrew manuscripts I will cut you down
- Ezekiel 5:15 Dead Sea Scroll, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, Targum; Masoretic Text And it shall be
- Ezekiel 5:16 Hebrew them
- Ezekiel 5:16 Hebrew staff
Hesekiel 5
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Ett varnande exempel
5 Människa, ta ett skarpt svärd och använd det som rakkniv för att raka av dig hår och skägg. Ta en våg och dela upp håret. 2 En tredjedel ska du bränna inne i staden när belägringsdagarna är över. En tredjedel ska du hugga med svärd runt omkring i staden. En tredjedel ska du sprida för vinden. Jag ska jaga dem med draget svärd. 3 Behåll några hårstrån som du gömmer i en mantelflik. 4 Ta till sist några av dessa och kasta i elden och bränn upp dem. Därifrån ska en eld gå ut över hela Israels folk.
5 Så säger Herren, Herren: Detta är Jerusalem som jag har satt mitt ibland folken, omgivet av andra länder. 6 Staden har i sin gudlöshet handlat upproriskt mot mina bud mer än andra folk och brutit mot mina stadgar mer än länderna runt omkring. De har förkastat mina bud och inte följt mina stadgar.
7 Därför säger Herren, Herren: Ni har varit trotsigare än folken runt omkring er, eftersom ni inte har följt mina bud och inte hållit er till mina stadgar och inte ens de omgivande folkens lagar.
8 Därför säger Herren, Herren: Jag själv är emot dig och ska verkställa min dom i dig i folkens åsyn. 9 För dina avskyvärda handlingars skull ska jag göra med dig något jag aldrig gjort eller kommer att göra. 10 Föräldrar kommer att äta sina barn och barn sina föräldrar. Jag ska verkställa min dom över dig och sprida dem som överlever för alla vindar. 11 Så sant jag lever, säger Herren, Herren: Därför att du har orenat min helgedom med alla dina vidriga avgudar och avskyvärdheter, ska jag dra mig undan er. Jag ska inte ha något förbarmande med dig, inte skona dig. 12 En tredjedel av dig ska dö av hunger och pest därinne, en tredjedel ska falla för svärd runt omkring dig, och en tredjedel ska jag sprida för jordens alla vindar, och jag ska jaga dem med draget svärd.
13 Min vrede ska lägga sig, min förbittring mot dem stillas, och jag får min hämnd. De ska förstå att jag, Herren, har talat till dem i svartsjuk vrede, när jag låter min vredesglöd komma över dem.
14 Jag ska ödelägga dig och göra dig till åtlöje bland folken runt omkring dig och inför alla som går förbi. 15 Du ska bli till skam och åtlöje, till varning och skräck för folken runt omkring dig, när jag i min vrede och förbittring verkställer min dom mot dig och mitt straff. Jag, Herren, har talat. 16 Jag ska skjuta hungerns onda, förgörande pilar, skjuta för att förgöra er. Jag ska låta er hungersnöd bli värre och värre och låta brödet ta slut. 17 Jag ska sända hungersnöd och onda vilddjur mot dig, som ska göra dig barnlös. Pest och blodbad ska drabba dig, när jag låter ett svärd riktas mot dig. Jag, Herren, har talat.”
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