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.
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Gill's Exposition
So I spake unto the people in the morning,.... Did the duty of his office as a prophet; exhorted and instructed the people, particularly informed them of what had been said to him by the Lord, the…
The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that was…
Adam Clarke
Make no mourning - As a priest, he could make no public mourning, Lev 21:1, etc.
Bind the tire of thine head - This seems to refer to the high priest's bonnet; or perhaps, one worn by the ordinary…
These verses conclude what we have been upon all along from the beginning of this book, to wit, Ezekiel's prophecies of the destruction of Jerusalem; for after this, though he prophesied much…
Cambridge Bible
Forbear to cry sigh in silence; lit. sigh, be silent.
mourningfor the dead Another order was to be expected; two accus. must be assumed.
the tire of thine head The "tire" is not necessarily the…
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