Ezekiel 24:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.”
Ezekiel 24:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 24:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 24:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind your headdress on you, and put your sandals on your feet. Don’t cover your lips, and don’t eat mourner’s bread.””
Ezekiel 24:17 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 24:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Sigh, but not aloud, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy headtire upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men. ”
Ezekiel 24:17 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 24:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Cease to groan, <FI>for<Fi> the dead thou dost make no mourning, thy bonnet bind on thee, and thy shoes thou dost put on thy feet, and thou dost not cover over the upper lip, and bread of men thou dost not eat.'”
Ezekiel 24:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 24:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy turban upon thee, and put thy sandals upon thy feet, and cover not the beard, and eat not the bread of men. ”
Ezekiel 24:17 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 24:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Cease from sighing: make no mourning for the dead, and binde the tyre of thine head vpon thee, and put on thy shooes vpon thy feete, and couer not thy lips, and eate not the bread of men.”
Ezekiel 24:17 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 24:17 in Context — Ezekiel 24
15 Also the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
16 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.
17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
What Does Ezekiel 24:17 Mean?
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