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15 Also the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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The word of the LORD came to me:
16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet thou shalt neither mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
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“Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.
17 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.
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Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.”
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.
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So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19 And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
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Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us? Why are you acting like this?”
20 Then I said unto them, The word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
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So I said to them, “The word of the LORD came to me:
21 Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left behind shall fall by the sword.
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Say to the people of Israel, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am about to desecrate my sanctuary—the stronghold in which you take pride, the delight of your eyes, the object of your affection. The sons and daughters you left behind will fall by the sword.
22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
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And you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.
23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away in your iniquities, and moan one toward another.
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You will keep your turbans on your heads and your sandals on your feet. You will not mourn or weep but will waste away because of your sins and groan among yourselves.
24 Thus shall Ezekiel be unto you a sign; according to all that he hath done shall ye do: when this cometh, then shall ye know that I am the Lord Jehovah.
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Ezekiel will be a sign to you; you will do just as he has done. When this happens, you will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.’
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