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Set a third on fire within the city,[a] when the days of your siege are completed; place another third around the city and strike it with the sword; the final third scatter to the wind and then unsheathe the sword after it.(A) But take a few of the hairs and tie them in the hem of your garment. Take some of these and throw them into the fire and burn them in the fire. Because of this, fire will flash out against the whole house of Israel.

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  1. 5:2 The city: the one drawn on the tablet (4:1).

When the days of your siege come to an end, burn(A) a third(B) of the hair inside the city. Take a third and strike it with the sword all around the city. And scatter a third to the wind.(C) For I will pursue them with drawn sword.(D) But take a few hairs and tuck them away in the folds of your garment.(E) Again, take a few of these and throw them into the fire(F) and burn them up. A fire will spread from there to all Israel.

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