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Ezekiel 24:17-19
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Ezekiel 24:17-19
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17 but you must mourn quietly. Dress as you normally do; wear your turban and sandals; don’t cover your mustache, and don’t eat the food people normally eat when someone dies.”
18 The next morning I told the people what God had said. That evening, my wife died. The next morning I did what God commanded. 19 Then the people said to me, “Why are you doing this? What does it mean?”
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Ezekiel 24:17-19
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Ezekiel 24:17-19
New International Version
17 Groan quietly;(A) do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban(B) fastened and your sandals(C) on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard(D) or eat the customary food of mourners.(E)”
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.(F)
19 Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us?(G) Why are you acting like this?”
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