Ezekiel 24:15-27
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15 Also Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 16 “Son of man, behold, I will take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down. 17 Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind your headdress on you, and put your sandals on your feet. Don’t cover your lips, and don’t eat mourner’s bread.”
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning; and at evening my wife died. So I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19 The people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?”
20 Then I said to them, “Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “The Lord Yahweh says: ‘Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities; and your sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22 You will do as I have done. You won’t cover your lips or eat mourner’s bread. 23 Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You won’t mourn or weep; but you will pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another. 24 Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done, you will do. When this comes, then you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.’”’”
25 “You, son of man, shouldn’t it be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their heart, their sons and their daughters, 26 that in that day he who escapes will come to you, to cause you to hear it with your ears? 27 In that day your mouth will be opened to him who has escaped, and you will speak, and be no more mute. So you will be a sign to them. Then they will know that I am Yahweh.”
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Ezekiel 24:15-27
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Ezekiel's Wife Dies
15 The word of the Lord came to me: 16 (A)“Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. 17 Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. (B)Bind on your turban, and (C)put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, (D)nor eat the bread of men.” 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and (E)at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did (F)as I was commanded.
19 And (G)the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?” 20 Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me: 21 ‘Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: (H)Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and (I)your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. 22 And (J)you shall do as I have done; (K)you shall not cover your lips, (L)nor eat the bread of men. 23 (M)Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but (N)you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another. 24 Thus shall Ezekiel be to you (O)a sign; (P)according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then (Q)you will know that I am the Lord God.’
25 “As for you, (R)son of man, surely on the day when I take from them (S)their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and their soul's desire, and also their sons and daughters, 26 (T)on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news. 27 On that day your mouth (U)will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. (V)So you will be a sign to them, and (W)they will know that I am the Lord.”
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