Ezekiel 24:16-23

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.

¹⁷Groan 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.”

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.

¹⁹Then the people asked me, “Won’ t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”

²⁰So I answered them, “The word of the LORD came to me, saying:

²¹Tell the house of Israel that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I am about to desecrate My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and the delight of your soul. And the sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.’

²²Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.

²³Your turbans will remain on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins, and you will groan among yourselves.

— Ezekiel 24:16-23

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Cross References for Ezekiel 24:16-23

• Hosea 9:4
• Jeremiah 22:10
• Ezekiel 23:47
• Jeremiah 16:4-7
• Ezekiel 12:9
• Psalm 78:64
• Ezekiel 23:25
• Job 27:15
• Psalm 27:4
• 2 Samuel 15:30

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