Thou, shall burn with fire a third part in the midst of the city,.... Of Jerusalem, as portrayed upon the tile, Eze 4:1; or the prophet was now in Chaldea. The burning of the third part of the hair with fire denotes such who were destroyed by the pestilence and famine during the siege; see La 5:10; or it denotes the burning of the city itself, when the siege was over; since it follows:when the days of the siege are fulfilled; for, when it was taken, it was burnt with fire, Jer 52:13;and thou shall take a third part, [and] smite about it with a knife; which designs those that fled out of the city whim it was broken up, and were pursued after, and overtook by the Chaldean army, and cut off by the sword, Jer 52:7;and a third part thou shall scatter in the wind; which intends those that fled, and were dispersed into several countries, as Moab, Ammon, and especially Egypt, whither many went along with Johanan the son of Kareah, Jer 43:5;and I will draw out a sword after them; and destroy them; which, as it was threatened, Jer 42:16; so it was accomplished when Egypt was subdued by Nebuchadnezzar.
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Ezekiel 5:2
Ezekiel 5:2
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set forth; and here, as before, the prophet is himself the sign, that
the people might see how much he affected himself with, and interested…Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 5:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgeshalt burn: Ezekiel 5:12; Jeremiah 9:21-22, Jeremiah 15:2, Jeremiah 24:10, Jeremiah 38:2
the city: Ezekiel 4:1-8
I will draw: Ezekiel 5:12, Ezekiel 12:14; Leviticus 26:33; Jeremiah 9:16; Amos 9:2-3