Ezekiel 5:16
The Scripture
(16) When I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, and which I will send to destroy you: and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread:
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Ezekiel 5 opens with the prophet shaving his head and beard and dividing the hair into thirds-burned, struck with a knife, and scattered to the wind-as a sign of Jerusalem's coming judgment. The Lord explains that the city's wickedness exceeds the surrounding nations, bringing famine, sword, and pestilence. The chapter closes declaring these judgments a reproach to the nations and a warning of further evil to come.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 32:23Deuteronomy 32:24Psalms 7:13Psalms 91:5Psalms 91:6Psalms 91:7Lamentations 3:12Ezekiel 4:16Ezekiel 14:13Leviticus 26:26II Kings 6:25Isaiah 3:1
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