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The Great Isaiah Scroll, chapter 53, Qumran scribe

Ezekiel 5:2

Qumran scribe, The Great Isaiah Scroll, chapter 53, c. 125 BC · Israel Museum, Jerusalem · Public domainQumran scribe, The Great Isaiah Scroll, chapter 53, c. 125 BC, Israel Museum, Jerusalem

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Ezekiel 5:2 (WEB)

A third part you shall burn in the fire in the middle of the city, when the days of the siege are fulfilled. You shall take a third part, and strike with the sword around it. A third part you shall scatter to the wind, and I will draw out a sword after them.

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  • “Isaiah speaks of a sharp razor which shaves “the head of sinners and the hair of their feet;” and Ezekiel shaves his head as a type of that Jerusalem which has been an harlot, in sign that whatever in her is devoid of sense and life must be removed.” — editor's note: Ezek. v. 1–5.

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