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Ezekiel 24

Ezekiel 24:23

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies · Ezekiel 24:15–27
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Translations

Modern
Your 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.
Traditional
And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
Literal
…and your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn nor weep; and you will waste away in your iniquities, and a man will groan toward his brother.
Latin
…coronas habebitis in capitibus vestris, et calceamenta in pedibus: non plangetis, neque flebitis, sed tabescetis in iniquitatibus vestris, et unusquisque gemet ad fratrem suum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Your 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.

Notes

Ezekiel 24:20–24

Ezekiel'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 impossible. In such complete desolation, only internal grief would be possible.

Theme notes and profiles

Ezekiel Prophetic Sign Acts

Events

Glossary

Ezekiel (Person) Ezekiel, Book of Mourning Prophet, Prophetess

Topics

Dress: Bonnets (Rv , Head-Tires), Worn by Women Ezekiel: Teaches by Pantomime: Does not Show Mourning Upon the Death of his Wife Instruction by Object Lessons: Widowhood Judgments: Different Kinds of Continued Sorrows Prophets: Frequently in Their Actions Were Made Signs to the People Shoes: The Jews: Never Wore, in Mourning