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Ezekiel 24:22 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Ezekiel 24:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Ezekiel chapter 24 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.”
Ezekiel 24:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Ezekiel 24:22
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men—Ezekiel's strange behavior (not mourning his wife's death, vv. 15-18) becomes a prophetic sign for the exiles. לֹא תַעְטוּ (lōʾ taʿṭû, 'you shall not cover') refers to the customary mourning practice of covering the lower face. לֶחֶם אֲנָשִׁים (leḥem ănāshîm, 'bread of men') was food brought by mourners to comfort the bereaved.When Jerusalem falls, the exiles' grief will be so overwhelming, so unnatural (losing the temple, God's dwelling), that normal mourning rituals will seem inadequate. Their shock will p...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Ezekiel 24:22
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“Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.”
“behold”
“if there remain ten men in one house”
“neither shall they be buried; they shall be as dung on the surface of the ground; and they shall be consumed by the sword”
“and their widows couldn't weep.”
“at the rushing of his chariots”