Ezekiel 24:17

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Forbear	דֹּ֗ם Dom	H1826	to be dumb · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
cry	הֵאָנֵ֣ק he.'a.Nek	H602	to shriek · verb, niphal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
make	תַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה ta.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
mourning	אֵ֣בֶל 'E.vel	H60	lamentation · noun, common masculine singular absolute
dead	מֵתִים֙ me.Tim	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural absolute
bind	חֲב֣וֹשׁ cha.Vo.osh	H2280	to wrap firmly (especially a turban · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
head	פְאֵֽרְךָ֙ fe.'e.re.Kha	H6287	an embellishment · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
on	תָּשִׂ֣ים ta.Sim	H7760	to put (used in a great variety of applications · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
shoes	וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ u.ne.'a.Lei.kha	H5275	properly · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
feet	בְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָ be.rag.Lei.kha	H7272	a foot (as used in walking) · preposition + noun, common feminine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
cover	תַעְטֶה֙ ta'.Teh	H5844	to wrap · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
lips	שָׂפָ֔ם sa.Fam	H8222	the beard (as a lippiece) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
eat	תֹאכֵֽל to.Khel	H398	to eat (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
bread	וְלֶ֥חֶם ve.Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
men	אֲנָשִׁ֖ים 'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine plural absolute

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Cross-references

Hosea 9:4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread o…
2 Samuel 15:30 And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people…
Leviticus 10:6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and…
Leviticus 21:10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garme…
Jeremiah 16:4-7 They shall die of grievous deaths; they shall not be lamented; neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the face of the…
Leviticus 13:45 And the leper in whom the plague is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and he shall put a covering upon his upper lip, and shall…
Psalms 37:7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wic…
Psalms 39:9 I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:15–end

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 concerning other nations, he said no more concerning Jerusalem, till he heard of the destruction of it, almost three years after, Eze 33:21. He had assured them, in the former part of this chapter, that there was no hope at all of the preventing of the trouble; here he assures them that they should not have the ease of weeping for it. Observe here, I. The sign by which this was represented to them, and it was a sign that cost the prophet very dear; the more shame for them that when he, by a divine appoi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:17

Forbear to cry--or, "Lament in silence"; not forbidding sorrow, but the loud expression of it [GROTIUS]. no mourning--typical of the universality of the ruin of Jerusalem, which would preclude mourning, such as is usual where calamity is but partial. "The dead" is purposely put in the plural, as referring ultimately to the dead who should perish at the taking of Jerusalem; though the singular might have been expected, as Ezekiel's wife was the immediate subject referred to: "make no mourning," such as is usual, "for the dead, and such as shall be hereafter in Jerusalem" (Jer 16:5-7). tire of thine head--thy headdress [FAIRBAIRN]. JEROME explains, "Thou shalt retain the hair which is usua…

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Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 24:17

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 priests: it might have been a black veil to cover the head. Put on thy shoes upon thy feet - Walking barefoot was a sign of grief. Cover not thy lips - Mourners covered the under part of the face, from the nose to the bottom of the chin. Eat not the bread of men - לחם אנשים lechem anashim, "the bread of miserable men," i.e., mourners; probably, the funeral banquet.

Dictionary and topics

Bonnet — (Heb. peer), Ex. 39:28 (R.V., “head-tires”); Ezek. 44:18 (R.V., “tires”), denotes properly a turban worn by priests, and in Isa. 3:20 (R.V., “head-tires”) a head-dress or tiara worn by females. The…
Crown — (1.) Denotes the plate of gold in the front of the high priest’s mitre (Ex. 29:6; 39:30). The same Hebrew word so rendered (ne’zer) denotes the diadem worn by Saul in battle (2 Sam. 1:10), and also…
Headdress — The Hebrews do not appear to have regarded a covering for the head as an essential article of dress. Hats were unknown. The earliest notice we have of such a thing is in connection with the…
Tire — an old English word for headdress. It was an ornamental headdress worn on festive occasions, (Ezekiel 24:17,23) and perhaps, as some suppose, also an ornament for the neck worn by both women, (Isaiah…
Tires — “To tire” the head is to adorn it (2 Kings 9:30). As a noun the word is derived from “tiara,” and is the rendering of the Heb. p’er, a “turban” or an ornament for the head (Ezek. 24:17; R.V.,…
Bereavement · And to Ezekiel, for his wife — And to Ezekiel, for his wife
Bread · Served round after funerals — Served round after funerals
Dress · Bonnets (R. V., head-tires), worn by women — Bonnets (R. V., head-tires), worn by women
Feet, The · Of the Jews: Neglected in affliction — Of the Jews: Neglected in affliction
Instruction · Widowhoo — Widowhoo
Prophets · Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people — Frequently in their actions, &c were made signs to the people

Ezekiel 24:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:17

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 24:17

Dictionary and topics

Ezekiel 24:17

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Ezekiel 24:15–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:17

Adam Clarke on Ezekiel 24:17

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on Ezekiel 24:17

Keil & Delitzsch on Ezekiel 24:15-24

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Ezekiel 24:15-17

Rashi on Ezekiel 24:17