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Ezekiel 5:12

Ezekiel 5:12
A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee: and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and I will scatter a third part into all the winds, and I will draw out a sword after them.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

A third part of them shall die with the pestilence,.... This, with what follows, explains the division of the hair into the three parts, and what was done with them; and shows that the burning of one…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The judgments Eze 5:12-17 of “famine, pestilence,” and the “sword,” were precisely those which attended the coming siege of Jerusalem (Jer 15:2 ff). The “drawing out the sword after them” indicates…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

A third part of thee - See the note on Eze 5:1-4 (note).

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Ezekiel 5:5-17

We have here the explanation of the foregoing similitude: This is Jerusalem. Thus it is usual in scripture language to give the name of the thing signified to the sign; as when Christ said, This is my…