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Ezekiel 24:17-19
Common English Bible
Ezekiel 24:17-19
Common English Bible
17 Sigh inwardly; be deathly still. Don’t perform mourning rites, but bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet. And don’t cover your upper lip or eat in human company.
18 I spoke with the people in the morning, and by evening my wife was dead. The next morning I did as I was commanded. 19 The people asked, “Won’t you tell us what your actions mean for us?”
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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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