Ezekiel 24: 15 - 23
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Also the word of the LORD came to me:
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| 16
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"Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep nor shall your tears run down.
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| 17
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Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban, and put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners."
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| 18
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So I spoke to the people in the morning, and at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did as I was commanded.
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| 19
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And the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?"
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| 20
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Then I said to them, "The word of the LORD came to me:
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| 21
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`Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the desire of your soul; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword.
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| 22
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And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of mourners.
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| 23
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Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but you shall pine away in your iniquities and groan to one another.
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