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 said to them, ‘The Lord gave this message to me: 21Say to Israel's people, “This is what the Almighty Lord says: Listen! I will now make my holy place become unclean. It is the place that makes you very proud. You love it because it is so beautiful. But now enemy soldiers will kill your sons and daughters that you left in Jerusalem. Then you will do the same things that I have done. You will not cover the lower part of your face. You will not eat special food that people eat at funerals. 23You will still wear your cloths on your heads. You will wear your shoes on your feet. You will not cry aloud or weep. You will suffer and you will be weak because of the punishment for your sins. You will cry quietly among yourselves. 24Ezekiel is an example to you. You must do the same as he has done when his wife died. When this happens, you will know that I am the Almighty Lord.”

Ezekiel 24:22 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And ye shall doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• ye shall not coverעָטָה‛âţâh · to enwrapH5844
• lipsשָׂפָםώâphâm · mustacheH8222
• nor eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• the breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• of menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582

Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:22

• Ezekiel 24:16‘Son of man, I will suddenly take away from you the one person who makes you happy. But you must not weep. Do not let people see that you are sad.
• Job 27:15Illness will kill any children who continue to live. Their widows will not weep when they are dead.
• Psalms 78:64Their priests died in battle. Their widows had no chance to weep.
• Jeremiah 16:4Terrible disease will kill them. Nobody will weep for them. Nobody will bury them. Their bodies will lie on the ground like dung. Either war or famine will kill them. Birds and wild animals will come to eat their dead bodies.’
• Jeremiah 47:3They will hear the sound of their enemies' horses and the loud noises of their chariots. Fathers will not turn back to save their children, because fear has made them weak.
• Amos 6:9At that time, if ten people are safe together in one house, they will still all 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