Ezekiel 5:3 meaning and explanation

But you are to take a few strands of hair and secure them in the folds of your garment.

Ezekiel 5:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel is a priest in exile in Babylon, and God has just told him to shave his head and beard with a sword and divide the hair into three parts, a sign acted out against Jerusalem. In verse 3, a few strands are spared from burning, striking, and scattering, and tucked into the folds of his garment.

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