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Ezekiel 24:16
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14 aI, the Lord, have spoken it;
bIt shall come to pass, and I will do it;
I will not hold back,
cNor will I spare,
Nor will I relent;
According to your ways
And according to your deeds
1They will judge you,”
Says the Lord God.’ ”  

The Prophet’s Wife Dies

15 Also the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
16 “Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall aneither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.  
17 Sigh in silence, amake no mourning for the dead; bbind your turban on your head, and cput your sandals on your feet; ddo not cover your lips, and do not eat man’s bread of sorrow.”  
18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died; and the next morning I did as I was commanded.
19 And the people said to me, a“Will you not tell us what these things signify to us, that you behave so?”  
20 Then I answered them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God: ‘Behold, aI will profane My sanctuary, your arrogant boast, the desire of your eyes, the2 delight of your soul; band your sons and daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.  
22 And you shall do as I have done; ayou shall not cover your lips nor eat man’s bread of sorrow.  
23 Your turbans shall be on your heads and your sandals on your feet; ayou shall neither mourn nor weep, but byou shall pine away in your iniquities and mourn with one another.  
24 Thus aEzekiel is a sign to you; according to all that he has done you shall do; band when this comes, cyou shall know that I am the Lord God.’ ”  
25 ‘And you, son of man—will it not be in the day when I take from them atheir stronghold, their joy and their glory, the desire of their eyes, and1 that on which they set their minds, their sons and their daughters:  
Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 24:16

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American Standard Version
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet thou shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

Amplified® Bible
Son of man [Ezekiel], behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes [your wife] at a single stroke. Yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears flow.

Contemporary English Version
"Ezekiel, son of man, I will suddenly take the life of the person you love most. But I don't want you to complain or cry.

Darby English Version
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke; yet thou shalt not mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

Good News Bible
"Mortal man," he said, "with one blow I am going to take away the person you love most. You are not to complain or cry or shed any tears.

King James Version
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

New American Standard Bible
"Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a blow; but you shall not mourn and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not come.

New International Version
"Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.

New King James Version
“Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke; yet you shall neither mourn nor weep, nor shall your tears run down.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Son of man, behold, I will take from you the desire of your eyes with a blow; but you shall not mourn and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not come.

Revised Standard Version
"Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep nor shall your tears run down.

Young's Literal Translation
`Son of man, lo, I am taking from thee the desire of thine eyes by a stroke, and thou dost not mourn, nor weep, nor let thy tear come.


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