KJV ORIGINAL
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
But take a few of those hairs and tuck them safely in the folds of your clothes.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Even in judgment, God always saves a remnant.
📚 Historical Context
Ezekiel was a prophet living among the Jewish exiles in Babylon during the 6th century BC, conveying God's messages of judgment and hope to his people. In this chapter, God instructs him to perform a symbolic act with his hair, representing the destruction of Jerusalem due to its sins against God. The few hairs he is commanded to bind in his skirts symbolize a small remnant of people who will be preserved amid widespread judgment.
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