Ezekiel 24
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Ezekiel 24:17-23

17Groan in silence for the dead, but do not perform mourning rites. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your lip and do not eat food brought by others.”

18So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening. In the morning I acted just as I was commanded.

19Then the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”

20So I said to them: “The word of the Lord came to me:

21Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary – the source of your confident pride, the object in which your eyes delight, and your life’s passion. Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword.

22Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lip or eat food brought by others.

23Your turbans will be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; you will not mourn or weep, but you will rot for your iniquities and groan among yourselves.

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