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Ezekiel 24:17-19
Revised Standard Version
Ezekiel 24:17-19
Revised Standard Version
17 Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners.”[a] 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded.
19 And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?”
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- Ezekiel 24:17 Vg Tg: Heb men
Ezekiel 24:17-19
New International Version
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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