Ezekiel 24:22

22 But you are to do as I have done - not cover your upper lips, not eat the food people prepare for mourners,

Ezekiel 24:22 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 24:22

And ye shall do as I have done
When his wife died, and as he was ordered by the Lord; the meaning of Which they were now inquiring: ye shall not cover your lips;
as a token of mourning; nor use any other of their country rites and ceremonies, for fear of provoking their enemies, in whose hands they shall be: nor eat the bread of men;
or "of mourners", as the Targum; there shall be none to comfort them, or send bread to them; they shall all be alike mourners.

Ezekiel 24:22 In-Context

20 I answered them, "The word of ADONAI came to me, telling me

21 to speak to the house of Isra'el and say that this is what Adonai ELOHIM says: 'I am about to profane my sanctuary, the pride of your strength, the delight of your eyes and your heart's desire. Your sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword.

22 But you are to do as I have done - not cover your upper lips, not eat the food people prepare for mourners,

23 put your turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet, and neither observe mourning nor cry. Rather, because of your crimes you will pine away and groan to one another.

24 Thus Yechezk'el will be a sign for you; you will do just what he has done; and when this happens, you will know that I am Adonai ELOHIM.'