Ezekiel 5

The original text was written in the Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 17 verses.

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=35-37}} Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls including

1Q9 (1QEzek; Pre 68 CE) with the extant verse 1;{{sfn|Ulrich|2010|p=586}}[https://thewaytoyahuweh.com/dead-sea-scrolls/general-info/#ezekiel Dead sea scrolls - Ezekiel]{{sfn|Fitzmyer|2008|p=19}}[https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/explore-the-archive/manuscript/1Q9-1 1Q9 at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library] and 11Q4 (11QEzek; 50 BCE–50 CE) with extant verses 11–17.{{sfn|Ulrich|2010|p=586}}{{sfn|Fitzmyer|2008|p=110}}[https://www.deadseascrolls.org.il/explore-the-archive/manuscript/11Q4-1 11Q4 - 11QEzek at the Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library]

There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^B; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; $\backslash mathfrak\{G\}$^Q; 6th century).{{sfn|Würthwein|1995|pp=73-74}}{{efn|Ezekiel is missing from Codex Sinaiticus.{{cite book| last= Shepherd|first= Michael |title= A Commentary on the Book of the Twelve: The Minor Prophets | series= Kregel Exegetical Library | publisher= Kregel Academic | year= 2018 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=_iNZDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA13|isbn= 978-0825444593 | page= 13}}}}

This section records the 'third acted prophecy of siege' to depict the fate of the people under siege. Isaiah has prophesied over a century earlier that 'Judah would be shaved by the razor of Assyria' ({{bibleverse|Isaiah|7:20|9}}). Ezekiel is to act out the prophecy, giving it a fresh meaning for its fulfilment in the immediate future.{{sfn|Carley|1974|p=35}}

: "And you, son of man, take a sharp sword, take it as a barber's razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales to weigh and divide the hair."{{bibleref2|Ezekiel|5:1|NKJV}} NKJV

• "Son of man" (Hebrew: בן־אדם {{Strong-number|ḇen|H|01121}}-{{Strong-number|'ā-ḏām|H|00120}}): this phrase is used 93 times to address Ezekiel.{{sfn|Bromiley|1995|p=574}}
• "Razor": to depict "military defeat" ({{bibleverse|Isaiah|7:20|KJV}}).{{sfn|Coogan|2007|p=1187 Hebrew Bible}}

Methodist commentator Joseph Benson notes that hair was "then accounted an ornament, and baldness a token of sorrow, therefore shaving denoted calamity or desolation".Benson, J., [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/benson/ezekiel/5.htm Benson Commentary] on Ezekiel 5, accessed 28 October 2019 It was contrary to Leviticus 21:5 for a Jewish priest to cut his hair or shave his beard:

:Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ... 'They shall not make any bald place on their heads, nor shall they shave the edges of their beards nor make any cuttings in their flesh'.{{bibleref2|Leviticus|21:1,5|NKJV}}

:"You shall also take a small number of them [his hair] and bind them in the edge of your garment."{{bibleref2|Ezekiel|5:3|NKJV}} NKJV

This small number symbolises the remnant of the people of Judah who survived.Poole, M., [https://biblehub.com/commentaries/poole/ezekiel/5.htm Matthew Poole's Commentary] on Ezekiel 5, accessed 28 October 2019

Having described the complete disaster that would soon befall the besieged city, the identity of the city is finally revealed to be Jerusalem (verse 5). It is followed by the reason for the prophecies (verses 5–6a) and God's judgements for the city (verses 8ff).{{sfn|Carley|1974|p=38}}

• Jerusalem
• Son of man
• Related Bible parts: Ezekiel 3, Ezekiel 4, Ezekiel 6

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• [http://www.mechon-mamre.org/p/pt/pt1205.htm Ezekiel 5 Hebrew with Parallel English]
• [http://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/16103 Ezekiel 5 Hebrew with Rashi's Commentary]

• [http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=31&c=5 Ezekiel 5 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227151949/http://www.latinvulgate.com/lv/verse.aspx?t=0&b=31&c=5 |date=2017-02-27 }}

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