Verse 2
Ezekiel 5:2
Bible in Basic English
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You are to have a third part burned with fire inside the town, when the days of the attack are ended; and a third part you are to take and give blows with the sword round about it; and give a third part for the wind to take away, and let loose a sword after them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
שְׁלִשִׁ֗ית בָּ/א֤וּר תַּבְעִיר֙ בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ הָ/עִ֔יר כִּ/מְלֹ֖את יְמֵ֣י הַ/מָּצ֑וֹר וְ/לָֽקַחְתָּ֣ אֶת הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁ֗ית תַּכֶּ֤ה בַ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ סְבִ֣יבוֹתֶ֔י/הָ וְ/הַ/שְּׁלִשִׁית֙ תִּזְרֶ֣ה לָ/ר֔וּחַ וְ/חֶ֖רֶב אָרִ֥יק אַחֲרֵי/הֶֽם
English Translation
A third part in the fire, in the midst of the city, as the days of the siege are fulfilled, and you shall take the third part, strike with the sword around it, and the third part you shall scatter to the wind, and the sword I will draw after them.
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