1. "Son of man, get a sharp sword. Use it as a barber's razor. Shave your head and beard with it. Then get a set of scales and weigh the hair. Separate it into three piles.
2. "Burn up a third of the hair inside the city. Do it when you stop attacking the model of Jerusalem. Next, get another third of the hair. Strike it with a sword all around the city. Then scatter the last third to the winds. That is because I will chase the people with a sword that is ready to strike them down.
3. But save a few of the hairs. Tuck them away in the clothes you are wearing.
4. "Next, get a few more hairs. Throw them into the fire. Burn them up. The fire will spread to all of the people of Israel."
5. The Lord and King says, "This little model stands for Jerusalem. I have placed that city in the center of the nations. Countries are all around it.