Ezekiel 24:17
“Forbeare to crie, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head vpon thee, and put on thy shooes vpon thy feete, and couer not thy lips, and eate not the bread of men.”
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Ezekiel 24:17 Context
15¶ Also the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying; 16Sonne of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourne, nor weepe, neither shall thy teares runne downe. 17Forbeare to crie, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head vpon thee, and put on thy shooes vpon thy feete, and couer not thy lips, and eate not the bread of men. 18So I spake vnto the people in the morning, and at euen my wife died, and I did in the morning as I was commanded. 19¶ And the people said vnto me; Wilt thou not tell vs what these things are to vs, that thou doest so?
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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.
- King James Version
"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."
- New American Standard Version (1995)