14 I have not eaten any of it while in mourning, or removed any of it while unclean, or offered any of it for the dead.(A) I have obeyed the Lord my God; I have done all you commanded me.

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17 Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead.(A) Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 24:17 Lit men, also in v. 22

They will not pour out
their wine offerings to the Lord,(A)
and their sacrifices will not please him.
Their food will be like the bread of mourners;
all who eat it become defiled.(B)
For their bread will be for their appetites alone;
it will not enter the house of the Lord.

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