Ezekiel 5:1

And thou, son of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber’s razor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy beard: then take thee balances to weigh, and divide the hair.

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 4:1 Parallel

Ezekiel 4:1 commands a symbolic act with a tile, directly preceding and paralleling the razor command here.

Ezekiel 44:20 prohibits priests from shaving their heads, contrasting with Ezekiel's commanded shaving as a sign of judgment.

Leviticus 21:5 forbids priests from shaving their beards, directly contrasting with Ezekiel's prophetic shaving as a judgment sign.

Isaiah 7:20 Parallel

Isaiah 7:20 uses shaving head and beard as a metaphor for divine judgment via Assyria, parallel to Ezekiel's symbolic act.