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Ezekiel 5:3 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Ezekiel 5:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 5 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. skirts: Heb. wings”
Ezekiel 5:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 5:3
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts. Within the comprehensive judgment, grace appears—"a few in number" (me'at be-mispar, מְעַט בְּמִסְפָּר) will be preserved. The Hebrew me'at emphasizes smallness, yet the phrase "in number" (be-mispar) indicates precise counting—God knows exactly how many will survive. "Bind them in thy skirts" (vetzartam bi-khenafekha, וְצַרְתָּם בִּכְנָפֶיךָ) pictures securing the hairs in garment folds, symbolizing divine protection and preservation.This verse introduces the remnant theology central to prophetic literature. Though jud...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 5:3
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“and lived with him among the people who were left in the land.”
“But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vinedressers and for husbandmen.”
“who had nothing”
“and restricted is the way that leads to life! Few are those who find it.”
“And if the righteous scarcely be saved”
“But the captain of the guard left of the door of the poor of the land to be vinedressers and husbandmen.”
“Lord, are they few who are saved? He said to them”