Ezekiel 24:22 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 24:22

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 24:22

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American Standard Version
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

Amplified® Bible
And you shall do as I [Ezekiel] have done; you shall not cover your beard nor eat the bread of mourning [brought to you by others],

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.

Darby English Version
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover the beard, neither eat the bread of men;

Good News Bible
Then you will do what I have done. You will not cover your faces or eat the food that mourners eat.

King James Version
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

New American Standard Bible
`You will do as I have done; you will not cover {your} mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.

New International Version
And you will do as I have done. You will not cover the lower part of your face or eat the customary food of mourners .

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.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.

Revised Standard Version
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.

New English Translation
Then you will do as I have done: You will not cover your lip or eat food brought by others.¹

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