Holy Scripture
Ezekiel 5:1
A church father on this verse
“(Chapter 5, verses 1 onwards) And you, son of man, take for yourself a sharp sword, like a barber's razor, and pass it over your head and your beard; then take scales for weighing and divide them. One third you shall burn in the midst of the city when the days of the siege are completed, one third you shall strike wit…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
1And thou, son of man, take thee a sword sharper than a barber’s razor; thou shalt procure it for thyself, and shalt bring it upon thy head, and upon thy beard: and thou shalt take a pair of scales, and shalt separate the hair.
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— Ezekiel 5:1 —
2A fourth part thou shalt burn in the fire in the midst of the city, at the fulfillment of the days of the siege: and thou shalt take a fourth part, and burn it up in the midst of it: and a fourth part thou shalt cut with a sword round about it: and a fourth part thou shalt scatter to the wind; and I will draw out a sword after them.
3And thou shalt take thence a few in number, and shalt wrap them in the fold of thy garment.