Ezekiel 24:16-23
16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you awhat is precious to your eyes with a bfatal blow; but you shall not cmourn and you shall not weep, and your dtears shall not come. 17Groan silently; do eno mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not ▼▼Covering the beard and mustache was a mourning custom
cover your mustache, and gdo not eat the ▼▼I.e., food from others for mourners
bread of other people.” 18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded. 19And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are doing?” 20Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21‘Speak to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, ithat which is precious in your eyes and the longing of your soul; and your jsons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22And you will do just as I have done; you will not ▼▼See note 1 v 17
cover your mustache, and you will not eat the ▼▼See note 2 v 17
bread of other people. 23Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You mwill not mourn and you will not weep; but nyou will rot away in your guilty deeds, and you will groan ▼▼Lit each to his brother
to one another.
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