Ezekiel 24:17

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but you must make your sad sounds quietly. Don’t cry out loud for your dead wife. \{You must wear the clothes you normally wear.\} Wear your turban {\cf2\super [206]} and your shoes. Don’t cover your mustache \{to show your sadness\}. And don’t eat the food people normally eat when a person dies.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:30

David went up the Mount of Olives. He was crying. He covered his head and he went without shoes on his feet. All of the people with David also covered their heads. They went with David, crying.

Psalm 37:7

Trust the Lord and wait for his help.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people succeed.\par Don’t be upset\par when bad people make evil plans\par and their plans succeed.\par

Psalm 39:9

I will not open my mouth.\par I will not say anything.\par Lord, you did what should be done.\par

Psalm 46:10

God says,\par “Stop fighting\par and learn that I am God!\par I defeat the nations!\par I control the world!”\par

Isaiah 20:2

At that time, the Lord spoke through Isaiah son of Amoz. The Lord said, “Go, take the cloth of sadness off your waist. Take your shoes off your feet.” Isaiah obeyed the Lord. And Isaiah walked around without clothes and without shoes.

Jeremiah 13:18

Tell these things to the king and his wife,\par “Come down from your thrones.\par Your beautiful crowns have fallen from your heads.”\par

Ezekiel 24:18

The next morning I told the people what God had said. That evening, my wife died. The next morning I did the things God commanded.

Ezekiel 44:18

They will wear linen turbans {\cf2\super [420]} on their heads. And they will wear linen underwear. They won’t wear anything that makes them sweat.

Hosea 9:4

The Israelites will not give offerings of wine to the Lord. They will not offer sacrifices to him. Their sacrifices will be like food eaten at a funeral {\cf2\super [87]} —whoever eats it will become unclean. Their bread will not go into the Lord’s temple—they will have to eat that bread by themselves.

Leviticus 10:6

Then Moses spoke to Aaron and his other sons Eleazar and Ithamar. Moses told them, “{Don’t show any sadness!} Don’t tear your clothes or mess up your hair! [116] Don’t show your sadness and you will not be killed. And the Lord will not be angry against all the people. All the people of Israel are your relatives—they can cry about the Lord burning Nadab and Abihu.

Leviticus 13:45

“If a person has a leprosy [179] disease, {then that person must warn other people}. That person must shout, ‘Unclean, unclean!’ That person’s clothes must be torn at the seams. That person must let his hair grow wild. [180] And that person must cover his mouth.

Leviticus 21:10

“The high priest was chosen from among his brothers. The anointing oil [377] was poured on his head. In this way, he was chosen for the special job of being high priest. He was chosen to wear the special clothes. {So he must not do things to show his sadness in public.} He must not let his hair grow wild. He must not tear his clothes.

Amos 8:3

The temple {\cf2\super [99]} songs will become sad funeral songs. The Lord my Master said those things. There will be dead bodies everywhere. In silence, people will take out the dead bodies and throw them \{onto the pile\}.” {\cf2\super [100]}

Micah 3:7

The seers {\cf2\super [39]} are ashamed.\par The fortune tellers {\cf2\super [40]} are embarrassed.\par They won’t say anything\par because God will not speak to them!\par

Habakkuk 2:20

\{But the Lord is different\}! The Lord is in his holy temple. So all the earth should be silent and show respect in front of the Lord.

Matthew 9:23

Jesus continued going with the Jewish leader and went into the leader’s house. Jesus saw people there that make music for funerals. And he saw many people there upset \{because the girl died\}.