Ezekiel 24:16

The Scriptures 1998

“Son of man, see, I am taking away from you the desire of your eyes with one stroke. But do not mourn, nor weep, nor let your tears run down.

Cross References

Job 23:2

“Even today my complaint is bitter; my hand is heavy on account of my groaning.

Job 36:18

Beware, that rage does not entice you to scoffing. And do not let a large bribe turn you aside.

Proverbs 5:19

A loving deer and a pleasant doe! Let her breasts satisfy you at all times. And be captivated by her love always.

Song of Solomon 7:10

I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

Jeremiah 13:17

And if you do not listen, my being shall weep in secret for your pride, and my eyes bitterly weep and run down with tears, because the flock of יהוה  shall be taken captive.

Jeremiah 16:5

For thus said יהוה, “Do not enter the house of mourning, neither go to lament or mourn for them, for I have withdrawn My peace from this people,” declares יהוה, “even the kindness and the compassions.

Jeremiah 22:10

Do not weep for the dead, nor mourn for him. Weep bitterly for him who goes away, for he shall never come back nor see the land of his birth.

Jeremiah 22:18

Therefore thus said יהוה  concerning Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, sovereign of Yehuḏ

Jeremiah 9:1

Oh, that my head were waters, and my eyes a fountain of tears, and I would weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!

Jeremiah 9:18

“And let them hasten and take up a wailing for us, and let our eyes run with tears and our eyelids gush with water.

Lamentations 2:18

Their heart cried out to יהוה, “O wall of the daughter of Tsiyon, Let tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no numbness, Let your eyes have no rest.

Ezekiel 24:15

And the word of יהוה  came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 24:18

And I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And the next morning I did as I was commanded.

Leviticus 21:4

‘A leader does not defile himself among his people, to profane himself;

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Now, brothers, we do not wish you to be ignorant concerning those who have fallen asleep, lest you be sad as others who have no expectation.