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Ezekiel 24:22

Grief

20 So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

21 Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.

23 Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.

24 ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
KJV
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
WEB
You will do as I have done. You won’t cover your lips or eat mourner’s bread.
ASV
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
DARBY
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men;
BLB
And you⁺ will do as I have done: Upon the lip you⁺ shall not put a wrap, and bread of men you⁺ shall not eat;
ÅB
Da skal dere gjøre som jeg har gjort: Deres skjegg skal dere ikke tildekke, og den mat som folk sender dere, skal dere ikke spise;
OTB
Og dere vil gjøre som jeg har gjort. Dere vil ikke dekke til barten og skjegget eller spise sørgebrød.
B1930
Da skal I gjøre som jeg har gjort: Eders skjegg skal I ikke tildekke, og den mat som folk sender eder, skal I ikke ete;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Jeremiah 16:4–7

    “They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”

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  • Amos 6:9–10

    And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.

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  • Ezekiel 24:16–17

    “Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow.

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  • Psalms 78:64

    His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.

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  • Jeremiah 47:3

    at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.

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  • Job 27:15

    His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

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