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Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24.htm">New Living Translation</a> Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.” <a href="/esv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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 men.” <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.” <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24.htm">King James Bible</a> Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/24.htm">New King James Version</a> Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind your turban on your head, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.” <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Groan silently; do no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not cover your mustache, and do not eat the bread of other people.” <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/24.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache, and do not eat the bread of men.” <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Groan silently; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your headdress and put your shoes on your feet and do not cover your mustache and do not eat the bread of men.” <a href="/amp/ezekiel/24.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Sigh and groan in silence; do not mourn for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of [mourners furnished by other] men.” <a href="/csb/ezekiel/24.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.” <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Groan quietly; do not observe mourning rites for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.&#8221 <a href="/asv/ezekiel/24.htm">American Standard Version</a> Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/24.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Mourn in silence and don't show that you are grieving. Don't remove your turban or take off your sandals; don't cover your face to show your sorrow, or eat the food that mourners eat." <a href="/erv/ezekiel/24.htm">English Revised Version</a> Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead, bind thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/24.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Groan silently. Don't grieve for the person who dies. Tie on your turban, and put on your sandals. Don't cover your face or eat the food that mourners eat." <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/24.htm">Good News Translation</a> Don't let your sobbing be heard. Do not go bareheaded or barefoot as a sign of mourning. Don't cover your face or eat the food that mourners eat." <a href="/isv/ezekiel/24.htm">International Standard Version</a> You are to weep in silence, but you are not to participate in mourning rituals. You are to keep your turban on your head and your sandals on your feet. You are not to cover your mouth or eat what your comforters bring to you." <a href="/msb/ezekiel/24.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.? <a href="/net/ezekiel/24.htm">NET Bible</a> Groan in silence for the dead, but do not perform mourning rites. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your lip and do not eat food brought by others." <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/24.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind your headdress on you, and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your lips, and do not eat men's bread." <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thy head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. <a href="/web/ezekiel/24.htm">World English Bible</a> Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind your headdress on you, and put your sandals on your feet. Don’t cover your lips, and don’t eat mourner’s bread.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/24.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Cease to groan [and] make no mourning [for] the dead, bind your headdress on yourself, and put your shoes on your feet, and you do not cover over the upper lip, and you do not eat [the] bread of men.” <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/24.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Cease to groan, for the dead thou dost make no mourning, thy bonnet bind on thee, and thy shoes thou dost put on thy feet, and thou dost not cover over the upper lip, and bread of men thou dost not eat.' <a href="/slt/ezekiel/24.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Be silent to the sighing of blood, thou shalt not make mourning for the dead; bind thy head-dress upon thee, and thou shalt put thy shoes upon thy feet, and thou shalt not cover over the mustachios, and the bread of men thou shalt not eat.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/24.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead: let the tire of thy head be upon thee, and thy shoes on thy feet, and cover not thy face, nor eat the meat of mourners. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/24.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Groan silently; you shall make no mourning for the dead. Let the band of your crown be on you, and let your shoes be on your feet. And you shall not cover your face, nor shall you eat the food of those who mourn.” <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/24.htm">New American Bible</a> Groan, moan for the dead, but make no public lament; bind on your turban, put your sandals on your feet, but do not cover your beard or eat the bread of mourners. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/24.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your sandals on your feet; do not cover your upper lip or eat the bread of mourners.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/24.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, put on your robe and put shoes on your feet; and do not cover your lips nor eat the bread provided for you. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/24.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Howl! Be pained at the blood of the dead, and you shall not make a house of weeping, and your garment gird upon you, and your shoes put on your feet, and you shall not cover over your lips, and the bread of the children of men you shall not eat”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/24.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Sigh in silence; make no mourning for the dead, bind thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thine upper lip, and eat not the bread of men.' <a href="/sep/ezekiel/24.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> Thou shalt groan for blood, and have mourning upon thy loins; thy hair shall not be braided upon thee, and thy sandals shall be on thy feet; thou shalt in no wise be comforted by their lips, and thou shalt not eat the bread of men. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=7060" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/24.htm">Ezekiel's Wife Dies</a> …16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take away the desire of your eyes with a fatal blow. But you must not mourn or weep or let your tears flow. 17<a href="/hebrew/602.htm" title="602: hê·’ā·nêq (V-Nifal-Inf) -- To cry, groan. A primitive root; to shriek.">Groan</a> <a href="/hebrew/1826.htm" title="1826: dōm (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A prim root; to be dumb; by implication, to be astonished, to stop; also to perish.">quietly;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ṯa·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application."></a> <a href="/hebrew/60.htm" title="60: ’ê·ḇel (N-ms) -- Mourning. From 'abal; lamentation.">mourn</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: mê·ṯîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">for the dead.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: ḥă·ḇō·wōš (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">Put</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6287.htm" title="6287: p̄ə·’ê·rə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- An embellishment, fancy head-dress. From pa'ar; an embellishment, i.e. Fancy head-dress.">your turban</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: tā·śîm (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">and strap</a> <a href="/hebrew/5275.htm" title="5275: ū·nə·‘ā·le·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A sandal, shoe. Or na;alah; from na'al; properly, a sandal tongue; by extens. A sandal or slipper.">your sandals</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: bə·raḡ·le·ḵā (Prep-b:: N-fdc:: 2ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">on your feet;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5844.htm" title="5844: ṯa‘·ṭeh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself. A primitive root; to wrap, i.e. Cover, veil, cloth, or roll.">cover</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8222.htm" title="8222: śā·p̄ām (N-ms) -- Mustache. From saphah; the beard.">your lips</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵêl (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">or eat</a> <a href="/hebrew/3899.htm" title="3899: wə·le·ḥem (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Bread, food. From lacham; food, especially bread, or grain.">the bread</a> <a href="/hebrew/582.htm" title="582: ’ă·nā·šîm (N-mp) -- Man, mankind. From 'anash; properly, a mortal; hence, a man in general.">of mourners.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> 18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I had been commanded.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6</a> Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited. <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5-7</a> Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Do not enter a house where there is a funeral meal. Do not go to mourn or show sympathy, for I have removed from this people My peace, My loving devotion, and My compassion,” declares the LORD. / “Both great and small will die in this land. They will not be buried or mourned, nor will anyone cut himself or shave his head for them. / No food will be offered to comfort those who mourn the dead; not even a cup of consolation will be given for the loss of a father or mother. <a href="/2_samuel/12-20.htm">2 Samuel 12:20</a> Then David got up from the ground, washed and anointed himself, changed his clothes, and went into the house of the LORD and worshiped. Then he went to his own house, and at his request they set food before him, and he ate. <a href="/isaiah/61-3.htm">Isaiah 61:3</a> to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Matthew 6:16-18</a> When you fast, do not be somber like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. / But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, / so that your fasting will not be obvious to men, but only to your Father, who is unseen. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. <a href="/1_thessalonians/4-13.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:13</a> Brothers, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you will not grieve like the rest, who are without hope. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-29.htm">1 Corinthians 7:29-31</a> What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none; / those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing; / and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away. <a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">2 Samuel 19:24</a> Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely. <a href="/amos/8-10.htm">Amos 8:10</a> I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day. <a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a> Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy. <a href="/luke/9-60.htm">Luke 9:60</a> But Jesus told him, “Let the dead bury their own dead. You, however, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” <a href="/1_peter/1-6.htm">1 Peter 1:6</a> In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">1 Peter 4:12-13</a> Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you. / But rejoice that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed at the revelation of His glory. <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a> As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ <a href="/isaiah/3-24.htm">Isaiah 3:24</a> Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of your head on you, and put on your shoes on your feet, and cover not your lips, and eat not the bread of men.Forbear to cry.<a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Psalm 37:7</a> Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.<a href="/psalms/39-9.htm">Psalm 39:9</a> I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.<a href="/psalms/46-10.htm">Psalm 46:10</a> Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.make<a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4-7</a> They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth… bind<a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Ezekiel 24:23</a> And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.<a href="/leviticus/10-6.htm">Leviticus 10:6</a> And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.<a href="/leviticus/21-10.htm">Leviticus 21:10</a> And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;put<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">2 Samuel 15:30</a> And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.cover<a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Ezekiel 24:22</a> And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.<a href="/leviticus/13-45.htm">Leviticus 13:45</a> And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall cry, Unclean, unclean.<a href="/micah/3-7.htm">Micah 3:7</a> Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.lips [heb] upper lip, and so ver.<a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Hosea 9:4</a> They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.the bread of men.<a href="/jeremiah/16-7.htm">Jeremiah 16:7</a> Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/51-61.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-1.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-3.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-16.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-48.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-7.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-8.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/psalms/119-132.htm">Customary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-9.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-16.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-7.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-37.htm">Food</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-27.htm">Forbear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-12.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-6.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-26.htm">Head-Dress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-56.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-2.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-14.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-4.htm">Part</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-26.htm">Quietly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-10.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-7.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/lamentations/3-28.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-42.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/jeremiah/2-24.htm">Tire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/9-2.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-16.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm">Aloud</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Bind</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Cease</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Covered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-15.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Customary</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-12.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-43.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Food</a> <a href="/zechariah/11-12.htm">Forbear</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Groan</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-18.htm">Head</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-5.htm">Head-Dress</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Lips</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Mourn</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Mourners</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-31.htm">Mourning</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Part</a> <a href="/daniel/11-21.htm">Quietly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Sandals</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Shoes</a> <a href="/mark/7-34.htm">Sigh</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Sorrow</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Sound</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/3-13.htm">Tire</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-22.htm">Upper</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm">Weeping</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 24</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Under the parable of a boiling pot</a> 6. <a href="/ezekiel/24-6.htm">is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem</a> 15. <a href="/ezekiel/24-15.htm">By the sign of Ezekiel not mourning for the death of his wife</a> 19. <a href="/ezekiel/24-19.htm">is shown the calamity of the Jews to be beyond all sorrow</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase indicates a restrained expression of grief. In the context of Ezekiel, God commands the prophet to suppress his natural emotions as a sign to the people of Israel. This restraint symbolizes the impending judgment on Jerusalem, where the people will experience such overwhelming calamity that traditional mourning will be impossible. The quiet groaning reflects the internalization of sorrow, a theme seen in other scriptures like <a href="/lamentations/2-18.htm">Lamentations 2:18-19</a>, where the heart cries out silently to God.do not mourn for the dead. Ezekiel is instructed not to engage in customary mourning practices, which would typically include loud lamentations and public displays of grief. This command serves as a prophetic sign to the Israelites, illustrating the severity of the coming destruction, where there will be no time or opportunity for traditional mourning. This is reminiscent of <a href="/jeremiah/16-5.htm">Jeremiah 16:5-7</a>, where God also forbids mourning as a sign of judgment.Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; The turban and sandals are symbols of readiness and normalcy. In ancient Near Eastern culture, mourners would often remove their head coverings and go barefoot as a sign of distress. By instructing Ezekiel to dress normally, God is emphasizing the need to continue with life despite personal loss, reflecting the idea that life must go on even amidst tragedy. This can be seen as a call to maintain faith and obedience in the face of adversity.do not cover your lips Covering the lips was a traditional mourning practice, signifying silence and sorrow. By forbidding this, God is instructing Ezekiel to refrain from outward signs of grief, further emphasizing the message of impending judgment. This act of not covering the lips can be seen as a metaphor for the silencing of Israel's cries due to their disobedience, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a>.or eat the bread of mourners.” The bread of mourners refers to the food consumed during mourning rituals, often provided by friends and family to comfort the bereaved. By prohibiting this, God is highlighting the severity of the situation, where normal customs and comforts will be disrupted. This command underscores the theme of divine judgment, where the usual societal structures and supports will be stripped away, as seen in <a href="/hosea/9-4.htm">Hosea 9:4</a>, where offerings and sacrifices are rejected.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> A prophet of God, called to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the Israelites during their Babylonian exile. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The people of God who are in exile due to their disobedience and idolatry. 3. <a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a> The place of exile for the Israelites, representing judgment and separation from their homeland. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city whose impending destruction is symbolized by Ezekiel's actions and God's message. 5. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The sovereign Lord who commands Ezekiel and communicates His will through him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/o/obedience_in_unconventional_ways.htm">Obedience in Unconventional Ways</a> Ezekiel is called to obey God in a manner that defies cultural norms. As believers, we must be prepared to follow God's commands even when they challenge societal expectations. <a href="/topical/s/symbolic_actions_as_prophetic_messages.htm">Symbolic Actions as Prophetic Messages</a> Ezekiel's actions serve as a living parable. Our lives, too, can be a testimony to God's truth when we live in obedience to His word. <a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_discipleship.htm">The Cost of Discipleship</a> Just as Ezekiel was asked to forgo traditional mourning, we may be called to sacrifice personal comforts or customs for the sake of God's kingdom. <a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a> While Ezekiel's actions symbolize judgment, they also point to the hope of restoration. In Christ, we find hope beyond our circumstances and the promise of eternal life.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_24.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 24</a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_24_24-27_conflict_with_mourning.htm">Does the command to remain silent in Ezekiel 24:24–27 conflict with other biblical instructions on mourning or expressions of grief? </a> <a href="/q/does_ezekiel_17_12-15_conflict_with_2_kings.htm">Does Ezekiel 17:12-15's account of Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon conflict with the historical timeline recorded in 2 Kings 24-25?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_scholars_view_ezekiel's_tragedy.htm">How do modern scholars address perceived moral and ethical issues surrounding the use of a personal tragedy (Ezekiel 24:15-24) as a prophetic sign?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_powers_rise_despite_ezekiel_17_24.htm">Why do historical records show dominant powers rising despite Ezekiel 17:24's promise that God will bring down the high and exalt the low?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/24.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) The tire of thine head.--This might be either the covering for the head usually worn by the people (see <a href="/ezekiel/24-23.htm" title="And your tires shall be on your heads, and your shoes on your feet: you shall not mourn nor weep; but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.">Ezekiel 24:23</a>), or the special "mitre of fine linen" (<a href="/exodus/39-28.htm" title="And a turban of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,">Exodus 39:28</a>) provided for the priests; but as the peculiar priestly garments were worn only when the priests were on duty within the tabernacle (<a href="/context/leviticus/6-10.htm" title="And the priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put on his flesh, and take up the ashes which the fire has consumed with the burnt offering on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar.">Leviticus 6:10-11</a>), it is not likely that Ezekiel used them in his captivity. The priests were expressly allowed to mourn for their nearest relations (<a href="/context/leviticus/21-2.htm" title="But for his kin, that is near to him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother.">Leviticus 21:2-3</a>), and Ezekiel is therefore here made an exception. Among the ordinary signs of mourning was the covering of the head (<a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm" title="And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.">2Samuel 15:30</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm" title="And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, and found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.">Jeremiah 14:3</a>), the sprinkling of dust upon it (<a href="/ezekiel/27-30.htm" title="And shall cause their voice to be heard against you, and shall cry bitterly, and shall cast up dust on their heads, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes:">Ezekiel 27:30</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/4-12.htm" title="And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth on his head.">1Samuel 4:12</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/15-32.htm" title="And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth on his head:">2Samuel 15:32</a>), going barefoot (<a href="/1_samuel/15-30.htm" title="Then he said, I have sinned: yet honor me now, I pray you, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD your God.">1Samuel 15:30</a>; <a href="/isaiah/20-2.htm" title="At the same time spoke the LORD by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off your loins, and put off your shoe from your foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.">Isaiah 20:2</a>), and covering the lips, or lower part of the face (<a href="/micah/3-7.htm" title="Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yes, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.">Micah 3:7</a>). All these things are now forbidden to the prophet in his sorrow. . . . <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Groan הֵאָנֵ֣ק ׀ (hê·’ā·nêq) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_602.htm">Strong's 602: </a> To cry, groan quietly; דֹּ֗ם (dōm) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1826.htm">Strong's 1826: </a> To be dumb, to be astonished, to stop, to perish do not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no mourn אֵ֣בֶל (’ê·ḇel) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_60.htm">Strong's 60: </a> Lamentation for the dead. מֵתִים֙ (mê·ṯîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill Put חֲב֣וֹשׁ (ḥă·ḇō·wōš) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule on עָלֶ֔יךָ (‘ā·le·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against your turban פְאֵֽרְךָ֙ (p̄ə·’ê·rə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6287.htm">Strong's 6287: </a> An embellishment, fancy head-dress and strap תָּשִׂ֣ים (tā·śîm) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set your sandals וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ (ū·nə·‘ā·le·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5275.htm">Strong's 5275: </a> A sandal tongue, a sandal, slipper on your feet; בְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָ (bə·raḡ·le·ḵā) Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> A foot, a step, the pudenda do not וְלֹ֤א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no cover תַעְטֶה֙ (ṯa‘·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5844.htm">Strong's 5844: </a> To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself [your] lips שָׂפָ֔ם (śā·p̄ām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8222.htm">Strong's 8222: </a> The beard or eat תֹאכֵֽל׃ (ṯō·ḵêl) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> To eat the bread וְלֶ֥חֶם (wə·le·ḥem) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3899.htm">Strong's 3899: </a> Food, bread, grain of mourners.” אֲנָשִׁ֖ים (’ă·nā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/24-17.htm">Ezekiel 24:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 24:17 Sigh but not aloud make no mourning (Ezek. 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