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Prophecy Explained
Commentators explain that this verse makes the previous symbolic prophecy literal. The three portions of Ezekiel's shaved hair directly correspond to the three devastating judgments God would bring upon Jerusalem: death by famine and pestilence, death by the sword, and a scattered exile.
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Ezekiel
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Albert Barnes
On Ezekiel 5:12
18th Century
Theologian
The judgments (Ezekiel 5:12–17) of famine, pestilence, and the sword were precisely those which attended the coming s…
John Calvin
On Ezekiel 5:12
16th Century
Theologian
Now he explains plainly what he had previously proposed figuratively. For he had been commanded to shave the hair of his head and his beard with a …
John Gill
On Ezekiel 5:12
17th Century
Pastor
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Matthew Henry
On Ezekiel 5:5–17
17th Century
Minister
The sentence passed upon Jerusalem is very dreadful, the manner of expression makes it still more so. Who is able to stand in God's sight when He i…