Ezekiel 5:3-4

5:3 But take a few strands of hair ¹  from those and tie them in the ends of your garment. ²  5:4 Again, take more of them and throw them into the fire, ³  and burn them up. From there a fire will spread to all the house of Israel.

¹ tn Heb “from there a few in number.” The word “strands” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

² sn Objects could be carried in the end of a garment (Hag 2:12).

³ tn Heb “into the midst of” (so KJV, ASV). This phrase has been left untranslated for stylistic reasons.