4 “And you, O son of man, take for yourself a brick, and you must put it before you and engrave upon it a city, even Jerusalem.+

5 “And as for you, O son of man, take for yourself a sharp sword. As a barbers’ razor you will take it for yourself, and you must make it pass along upon your head and upon your beard,+ and you must take for yourself weighing scales and divide [the hair]* in portions.