Ezekiel 5:3
Thou shalt also take thereof a few in number, and bind them in thy skirts.
Cross-reference
In Ezekiel 33:24, the remnant boasts of possessing the land — contrasting with the humble preservation of a few hairs in the symbolic act.
In 2 Kings 25:12, the historical remnant left after Babylon's conquest mirrors the few hairs tucked away — the poorest left behind.
Jeremiah 39:10 records the same remnant: the poor left in Judah, corresponding to Ezekiel's preserved few hairs.
Jeremiah 40:6 shows Gedaliah and the poor remaining, fulfilling the remnant theme of Ezekiel's tucked-away hairs.
Jeremiah 52:16 again describes the poor left as vinedressers, matching Ezekiel's symbolic preservation of a few.
Isaiah 24:6 declares that very few are left after God's curse — directly paralleling Ezekiel's few preserved hairs.
In Jeremiah 40:11, the historical remnant left in Judah mirrors the few hairs tucked away — both represent a surviving group after judgment.
In Jeremiah 42:22, the surviving remnant is warned they will still face sword, famine, plague — showing even the preserved few are not safe from judgment.
In Jeremiah 42:2, the remnant calls themselves 'a few' — echoing the few hairs preserved in the folds of the garment.