Ezekiel 24:22

22 And you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.

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Ezekiel 24:22 in Other Translations

KJV

22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

ESV

22 And you shall do as I have done; you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.

NLT

22 Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends.

MSG

22 "'Then you'll do exactly as I've done. You'll perform none of the usual funeral rituals.

CSB

22 Then you will do just as I have done: You will not cover [your] mustache or eat the bread of 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Ezekiel 24:22 In-Context

20 So I said to them, “The word of the LORD came to me:

21 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 you will do as I have done. You will not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.

23 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 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.’