Ezekiel 24:22

And ye shall do as I have done; ye shall not cover your mouths, nor eat the bread of wretched men;

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

In Context

21Say to the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your confidence, the desire of your eyes, and the longing of your souls; and your sons and daughters that are left to you shall fall by the sword.

23and your head-dresses shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet; ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and moan one to another.

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Cross References

Job 27:15Those of them that escape shall be buried by Death, And their widows shall not bewail them.

Jeremiah 16:4By deadly diseases shall they die; They shall not be lamented nor buried; They shall become dung upon the face of the earth; By the sword also and by famine shall they be consumed, And their carcasses shall be food for the birds of heaven And the beasts of the earth.

Ezekiel 24:16Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with one blow; yet thou shalt not mourn, nor weep, nor shall thy tears run down.

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:16-27

The Death of the Prophet's Wife; A Sign of Jerusalem's Ruin. ( b. c. 590.) 15 Also the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. 17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. 18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at… Read the whole commentary →

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