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Douay-Rheims Bible
Ezekiel 24:22
And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your faces, nor shall you eat the meat of mourners.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.
Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover your mustache or eat the bread of mourners.
Hebrew Names Version
You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
King James Version
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
English Standard Version
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
New American Standard Bible
'And you will do just as I have done; you will not cover your mustache, and you will not eat the bread of other people.
'And you will do just as I have done; you will not cover your mustache, and you will not eat the bread of other people.
New Century Version
When that happens, you are to act as I have: you are not to cover your face, and you are not to eat the food people eat when they are sad about a death.
When that happens, you are to act as I have: you are not to cover your face, and you are not to eat the food people eat when they are sad about a death.
Amplified Bible
'You will do as I [Ezekiel] have done; you shall not cover your mustache nor eat the bread of [mourning brought to you by other] men.
'You will do as I [Ezekiel] have done; you shall not cover your mustache nor eat the bread of [mourning brought to you by other] men.
World English Bible
You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
You shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And ye shall doe as I haue done: ye shall not couer your lippes, neither shall ye eate the bread of men.
And ye shall doe as I haue done: ye shall not couer your lippes, neither shall ye eate the bread of men.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.
'You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.
Legacy Standard Bible
And you will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache, and you will not eat the bread of men.
And you will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache, and you will not eat the bread of men.
Berean Standard Bible
Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.
Contemporary English Version
Then you will do the same things I have done. You will leave your face uncovered and refuse to eat the food that mourners usually eat.
Then you will do the same things I have done. You will leave your face uncovered and refuse to eat the food that mourners usually eat.
Complete Jewish Bible
But you are to do as I have done — not cover your upper lips, not eat the food people prepare for mourners,
But you are to do as I have done — not cover your upper lips, not eat the food people prepare for mourners,
Darby Translation
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men;
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men;
Easy-to-Read Version
But you will do the same things that I have done about my dead wife. You will not cover your mustache or eat the food people normally eat when someone dies.
But you will do the same things that I have done about my dead wife. You will not cover your mustache or eat the food people normally eat when someone dies.
George Lamsa Translation
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor shall you eat the bread provided for mourners.
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor shall you eat the bread provided for mourners.
Good News Translation
Then you will do what I have done. You will not cover your faces or eat the food that mourners eat.
Then you will do what I have done. You will not cover your faces or eat the food that mourners eat.
Lexham English Bible
and you shall do just as I did: You shall not cover your upper lip, and you shall not eat the bread of mourners.
and you shall do just as I did: You shall not cover your upper lip, and you shall not eat the bread of mourners.
Literal Translation
And you shall do as I have done. You shall not cover over the mustache, and you shall not eat the bread of men.
And you shall do as I have done. You shall not cover over the mustache, and you shall not eat the bread of men.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Like as I haue done, so shall ye do also: Ye shal not hyde youre faces, ye shal eate no mourners bred:
Like as I haue done, so shall ye do also: Ye shal not hyde youre faces, ye shal eate no mourners bred:
American Standard Version
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Bible in Basic English
And you will do as I have done, not covering your lips or taking the food of those in grief.
And you will do as I have done, not covering your lips or taking the food of those in grief.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your upper lips, nor eat the bread of men;
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your upper lips, nor eat the bread of men;
King James Version (1611)
And yee shall doe as I haue done: yee shall not couer your lips, nor eate the bread of men.
And yee shall doe as I haue done: yee shall not couer your lips, nor eate the bread of men.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Like as I haue done, so shall ye do also: ye shall not couer your lippes, ye shall eate no mans bread.
Like as I haue done, so shall ye do also: ye shall not couer your lippes, ye shall eate no mans bread.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not be comforted at their mouth, and ye shall not eat the bread of men.
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not be comforted at their mouth, and ye shall not eat the bread of men.
English Revised Version
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ye schulen do, as Y dide; ye schulen not hile mouthis with cloth, and ye schulen not ete the mete of weileris.
And ye schulen do, as Y dide; ye schulen not hile mouthis with cloth, and ye schulen not ete the mete of weileris.
Update Bible Version
And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
Webster's Bible Translation
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.
New English Translation
Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lip or eat food brought by others.
Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lip or eat food brought by others.
New King James Version
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man's bread of sorrow.
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man's bread of sorrow.
New Living Translation
Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends.
Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends.
New Life Bible
Then you will do as I have done. You will not cover your face or eat the bread of those in sorrow.
Then you will do as I have done. You will not cover your face or eat the bread of those in sorrow.
New Revised Standard
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your upper lip or eat the bread of mourners.
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your upper lip or eat the bread of mourners.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then shall ye do, as I have done. - The heard, shall ye not cover, And the bread of other men:, shall ye not eat;
Then shall ye do, as I have done. - The heard, shall ye not cover, And the bread of other men:, shall ye not eat;
Revised Standard Version
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners.
And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners.
Young's Literal Translation
And ye have done as I have done, On the upper lip ye are not covered, And bread of men ye do not eat.
And ye have done as I have done, On the upper lip ye are not covered, And bread of men ye do not eat.
THE MESSAGE
"‘Then you'll do exactly as I've done. You'll perform none of the usual funeral rituals. You'll get dressed as usual and go about your work. No tears. But your sins will eat away at you from within and you'll groan among yourselves. Ezekiel will be your example. The way he did it is the way you'll do it. "‘When this happens you'll recognize that I am God , the Master.'"
"‘Then you'll do exactly as I've done. You'll perform none of the usual funeral rituals. You'll get dressed as usual and go about your work. No tears. But your sins will eat away at you from within and you'll groan among yourselves. Ezekiel will be your example. The way he did it is the way you'll do it. "‘When this happens you'll recognize that I am God , the Master.'"
Contextual Overview
15 And the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 16 Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thy eyes with a stroke, and thou shall not lament, nor weep; neither shall thy tears run down. 17 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. 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening: and I did in the morning as he had commanded me. 19 And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest? 20 And I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me, saying: 21 Speak to the house of Israel: Thus saith the Lord God: Behold I will profane my sanctuary, the glory of your realm, and the thing that your eyes desire, and for which your soul feareth: your sons, and your daughters, whom you have left, shall fall by the sword. 22 And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your faces, nor shall you eat the meat of mourners. 23 You shall have crowns on your heads, and shoes on your feet: you shall not lament nor weep, but you shall pine away for your iniquities, and every one shall sigh with his brother. 24 And Ezechiel shall be unto you for a sign of things to come: according to all that he hath done, so shall you do, when this shall come to pass: and you shall know that I am the Lord God.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Ezekiel 24:16, Ezekiel 24:17, Job 27:15, Psalms 78:64, Jeremiah 16:4-7, Jeremiah 47:3, Amos 6:9, Amos 6:10
Reciprocal: Leviticus 13:45 - put 2 Samuel 3:35 - cause Isaiah 30:20 - the bread Daniel 11:31 - they shall pollute Hosea 9:4 - as Micah 3:7 - cover
Cross-References
Genesis 24:2
And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,
And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,
Genesis 24:3
That I may make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:
That I may make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that thou take not a wife for my son, of the daughters of the Chanaanites, among whom I dwell:
Genesis 24:9
The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word.
The servant, therefore, put his hand under the thigh of Abraham, his lord, and swore to him upon his word.
Genesis 24:10
And he took ten camels of his master’s herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.
And he took ten camels of his master’s herd, and departed, carrying something of all his goods with him, and he set forward and went on to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nachor.
Genesis 24:11
And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said:
And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said:
Genesis 24:12
O Lord, the God of my master, Abraham, meet me today, I beseech thee, and shew kindness to my master, Abraham.
O Lord, the God of my master, Abraham, meet me today, I beseech thee, and shew kindness to my master, Abraham.
Genesis 24:15
He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder:
He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder:
Genesis 24:16
An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.
An exceeding comely maid, and a most beautiful virgin, and not known to man: and she went down to the spring, and filled her pitcher, and was coming back.
Genesis 24:19
And when he had drunk, she said: I will draw water for thy camels also, till they all drink.
And when he had drunk, she said: I will draw water for thy camels also, till they all drink.
Genesis 24:23
And he said to her: Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there any place in thy father’s house to lodge?
And he said to her: Whose daughter art thou? tell me: is there any place in thy father’s house to lodge?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And ye shall do as I have done,.... When his wife died, and as he was ordered by the Lord; the meaning of Which they were now inquiring:
ye shall not cover your lips; as a token of mourning; nor use any other of their country rites and ceremonies, for fear of provoking their enemies, in whose hands they shall be:
nor eat the bread of men; or "of mourners", as the Targum; there shall be none to comfort them, or send bread to them; they shall all be alike mourners.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that was most dear to them; and - owing to the extraordinary nature of the times - quiet lamentation for the dead, according to the usual forms of mourning, would be impossible.
Ezekiel 24:17
The priest in general was to mourn for his dead (Leviticus 21:1 ff); but Ezekiel was to be an exception to the rule. The “tire” was the priest’s mitre.
Eat not the bread of men - Food supplied for the comfort of the mourners.
Ezekiel 24:23
Pine away - Compare Leviticus 26:39. The outward signs of grief were a certain consolation. Their absence would indicate a heart-consuming sorrow.
Ezekiel 24:27
Ezekiel had been employed four years in foretelling the calamities about to come to pass. He had been utterly disregarded by the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and received with apparent respect but with real incredulity by those in exile. Now until the city had been actually taken, the voice of prophecy should cease, so far as God’s people were concerned. Hence the intervening series of predictions relating to neighboring and foreign nations Ezek. 25–32. After which the prophet’s voice was again heard addressing his countrymen in their exile. This accounts for the apparently parenthetical character of the next eight chapters.
