45 “The person afflicted with an infectious skin disease is to have his clothes torn(A) and his hair hanging loose, and he must cover his mouth(B) and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’

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מ Mem

13 Yet it happened because of the sins of her prophets
and the guilt of her priests,
who shed the blood of the righteous
within her.(A)

נ Nun

14 Blind, they stumbled in the streets,(B)
defiled by this blood,(C)
so that no one dared
to touch their garments.

ס Samek

15 “Stay away! Unclean!” people shouted at them.
“Away, away! Don’t touch us!”(D)
So they wandered aimlessly.(E)
It was said among the nations,
“They can stay here no longer.”

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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. Ezekiel 24:17 Lit men

22 Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:22 Lit men

16 Nations will see and be ashamed
of[a] all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths,(A)
and their ears will become deaf.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:16 Or ashamed in spite of

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