Ezekiel 24:22

Ezekiel 24:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
• New International Version (NIV)And you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips nor eat man’s bread of sorrow.

Context of Ezekiel 24:22

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.’ Then 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. 24‘Thus Ezekiel will be a sign for you; you will do everything that he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Lord GOD.’

Ezekiel 24:22 word by word

וַעֲשִׂיתֶ֖ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֑יתִי עַל־שָׂפָם֙ לֹ֣א תַעְט֔וּ וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then you will doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• asכַּאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · as whichH834
• I have doneעַל‛al · uponH5921
• You will notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• coverעָטָה‛âţâh · to enwrapH5844
• lipsשָׂפָםώâphâm · mustacheH8222
• or eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• of mournersאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:22

• Ezekiel 24:16“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.
• Job 27:15His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.
• Psalms 78:64His priests fell by the sword, but their widows could not lament.
• Jeremiah 16:4“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”
• Jeremiah 47:3at the sound of the galloping hooves of stallions, the rumbling of chariots, and the clatter of their wheels. The fathers will not turn back for their sons; their hands will hang limp.
• Amos 6:9And if there are ten men left in one house, they too will die.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:22

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16-27Verses 16-27 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-27Verses 15-27 Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions of those who know not God. The people asked the meaning of the sign. God takes from them all that was dearest to them. And as Ezekiel wept not for his affliction, so neither should they weep for theirs. Blessed be God, we need not pine away under our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20-24Ezekiel's lack of mourning (Ezekiel 24:15–17) was a sign to Israel about their future. The Lord was about to take away the temple of Jerusalem, the place they cherished. God would desecrate it and destroy the sons and daughters left in Jerusalem. On that day, the people would act like Ezekiel. They would not mourn publicly or perform rituals. Although they would feel deep loss, the devastation would be so great that normal mourning rites would be…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. (Jr 16:6, 7). So general shall be the calamity, that all ordinary usages of mourning shall be suspended.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 24:22

• Ezekiel
• Instruction
• Mourning

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Commentaries on Ezekiel 24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings