Ezekiel 24:15-27
Lexham English Bible
15 And the word of Yahweh came[a] to me, saying,[b] 16 “Son of man,[c] look! I am taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague,[d] but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down. 17 Sigh in silence for the dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your upper lip,[e] and the bread of mourners[f] you shall not eat.” 18 And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening, and I did in the morning just as[g] I was commanded. 19 And the people said to me, “Will you not make known to us what these things that you are doing mean for us?” 20 And I said to them that the word of Yahweh came[h] to me, saying,[i] 21 “Say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I will be profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength and the delight of your eyes and the object of your own[j] affection; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword, 22 and you shall do just as[k] I did: You shall not cover your upper lip,[l] and you shall not eat the bread of mourners.[m] 23 And your turban must be on your heads, and your sandals must be on your feet. You shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, but you shall waste away because of your iniquities, and you shall groan to one another.[n] 24 And Ezekiel will be to you as a sign; everything that he did[o] you shall do; and when it comes you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.
25 “And you, son of man,[p] will it not be that on the day when I take from them[q] their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their inner self,[r] their sons and daughters— 26 on that day a survivor will come to you with the news.[s] 27 On that day your mouth shall be opened at the arrival of the fugitive,[t] and you shall speak, and you shall not be silent any longer, and you shall be to them as a sign, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”
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- Ezekiel 24:15 Literally “was”
- Ezekiel 24:15 Literally “to say”
- Ezekiel 24:16 Literally “to say”
- Ezekiel 24:16 Or “blow”
- Ezekiel 24:17 Or “your mustache” (NASB)
- Ezekiel 24:17 Literally “men”
- Ezekiel 24:18 Literally “as that”
- Ezekiel 24:20 Literally “was”
- Ezekiel 24:20 Literally “to say”
- Ezekiel 24:21 Or “souls’,” or “selves’”
- Ezekiel 24:22 Literally “as that”
- Ezekiel 24:22 Or “mustache”
- Ezekiel 24:22 Literally “men”
- Ezekiel 24:23 Literally “a man to his brother”
- Ezekiel 24:24 Literally “like all that he did”
- Ezekiel 24:25 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
- Ezekiel 24:25 Literally “on the day of to take me from them”
- Ezekiel 24:25 Or “soul”
- Ezekiel 24:26 Literally “with a message for ears”
- Ezekiel 24:27 Literally “with the fugitive”; or “to the one who has escaped” (NRSV; cf. NASB)
Ezekiel 24:15-27
International Standard Version
The Death of Ezekiel’s Wife
15 This message came to me from the Lord: 16 “Son of Man, pay attention! I’m about to take away your most precious treasure[a] with a single, fatal stroke, but you are not to mourn, weep, nor even let tears well up in your eyes.[b] 17 You are to weep in silence, but you are not to participate in mourning rituals.[c] You are to keep your turban on your head and your sandals on your feet. You are not to cover your mouth[d] or eat what your comforters bring to you.”[e]
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died that evening. The next[f] morning, I did as I had been commanded.
19 Then the people told me, “Are you going to explain what these things that you’re doing should mean to us?”
20 So I responded, “This message came to me from the Lord: 21 ‘Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: “Look! I’m about to profane my sanctuary, the source of your proud strength, the desire of your eyes, and the object of your affection. Your sons and daughters, whom you’ve left behind, will die by the sword. 22 That’s why you will soon be doing what I’ve just done. You are not to cover your mouth[g] or eat what your comforters bring to you.[h] 23 Your turbans will be on your heads and your sandals will be on your feet. You won’t mourn or weep. Instead, you’ll waste away in your sins. Every one of you will groan to his relative. 24 That’s how Ezekiel will be an example for you. You’ll be doing exactly what he has done. When it happens, then you’ll know that I am the Lord God.”’
25 “And now, Son of Man, on the day that I take their strength, joy, and glory from them, those whom they love to watch, the focus of their affection—their sons and daughters— 26 at that time,[i] a fugitive will come to you and will bring you the news.[j] 27 Your mouth will freely speak to the fugitive. You won’t be silent any longer. You’ll be a sign to them. Then they’ll know that I am the Lord.”
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- Ezekiel 24:16 Lit. away the desire of your eyes
- Ezekiel 24:16 Or tears come
- Ezekiel 24:17 Lit. to mourn the dead
- Ezekiel 24:17 Lit. moustache
- Ezekiel 24:17 Lit. eat the food of men
- Ezekiel 24:18 The Heb. lacks next
- Ezekiel 24:22 Lit. moustache
- Ezekiel 24:22 Lit. eat the food of men
- Ezekiel 24:26 Lit. day
- Ezekiel 24:26 Lit. will make ears hear
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