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- Yahweh continues speaking to Ezekiel.
- Son of man - This refers to Ezekiel. See how you translated it in :en:bible🎶ezk:02:01.
- barber's razor - "blade for cutting hair"
- pass the razor over your head and your beard - "shave your head and your face" or "remove the hair from your head and your beard"
- Burn a third of it - "Burn a third of your hair"
- in the midst of the city - "in the middle of the city." The phrase "the city" probably refers to the picture of Jerusalem.
- when the days of the siege are completed - "when the days of Jerusalem's siege have ended" or "when the days have ended that you show how Jerusalem will put under siege"
- take a third of the hair - "take one of the three piles of hair"
- and strike it with the sword all around the city - "and hit it with your sword all over the city"
- scatter a third of it to the wind - Alternate translation: "let the wind blow the last third of your hair in different directions."
- I will draw out a sword - "I will pull a sword out of its container"
- I will draw out a sword to chase after the people - The word "sword" refers to enemy soldiers who will attack with their swords. Alternate translation: "I will still cause their enemies to pursue them and attack them with swords." (UDB) (See en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)