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Ezekiel 5 - Summary

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Ezekiel is commanded to shave his head and beard with a sword, dividing the hair into thirds: one burned, one struck with the sword, one scattered to the wind, symbolizing Jerusalem's fate. God declares that due to Jerusalem's abominations, a third of the people will die by pestilence, a third by sword, and a third will be scattered.

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Characters in This Chapter

Ezekiel
Ezekiel

Priest-prophet who ministered to the exiles in Babylon

Places in This Chapter

Babylon
Babylon

Place of exile where Ezekiel received his visions and prophesied

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Jerusalem
Jerusalem

City whose destruction Ezekiel prophesied and saw in visions

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Position in Book

Call and CommissionChapters 1-3
Judgment on JerusalemChapters 4-24

Symbolic acts, visions of idolatry, God's glory departing the temple.

Judgment on NationsChapters 25-32
Restoration PromisesChapters 33-39
The New TempleChapters 40-48