Ezekiel 24:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֵאָנֵ֣ק ׀ דֹּ֗ם מֵתִים֙ אֵ֣בֶל לֹֽא־תַֽעֲשֶׂ֔ה פְאֵֽרְךָ֙ חֲב֣וֹשׁ עָלֶ֔יךָ וּנְעָלֶ֖יךָ תָּשִׂ֣ים בְּרַגְלֶ֑יךָ וְלֹ֤א תַעְטֶה֙ עַל־שָׂפָ֔ם וְלֶ֥חֶם אֲנָשִׁ֖ים לֹ֥א תֹאכֵֽל׃

Transliteration

hē'ānēq dōm; for mēṯîm 'ēḇel not ṯa'ăśeh; pə'ērḵā ḥăḇôš upon you, and nə'āleḵā tāśîm on bəragleḵā; and not ṯa'ṭeh upon śāp̄ām, and leḥem 'ănāšîm not ṯō'ḵēl.

Grammar Details

*hē'ānēq*: niphal imperative, masculine singular - sigh/groan
*dōm*: qal imperative, masculine singular - be silent/still
*mēṯîm*: masculine plural noun - dead ones
*'ēḇel*: masculine singular noun - mourning/grief
*ṯa'ăśeh*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will make/do
*pə'ērḵā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your turban
*ḥăḇôš*: qal imperative, masculine singular - bind/wrap
*nə'āleḵā*: feminine dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your sandals
*tāśîm*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will put/place
*bəragleḵā*: preposition + feminine dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - on your feet
*ṯa'ṭeh*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will cover
*śāp̄ām*: masculine singular noun - lip/mustache
*leḥem*: masculine singular construct - bread of
*'ănāšîm*: masculine plural noun - men
*ṯō'ḵēl*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will eat

Word Meanings

*hē'ānēq*: sigh/groan/moan
*dōm*: be silent/still/quiet
*mēṯîm*: dead ones/dead people
*'ēḇel*: mourning/grief
*pə'ērḵā*: your turban/headdress
*ḥăḇôš*: bind/wrap/tie
*nə'āleḵā*: your sandals/shoes
*tāśîm*: you will put/place/set
*bəragleḵā*: on your feet/legs
*ṯa'ṭeh*: you will cover/veil/wrap
*śāp̄ām*: lip/upper lip/mustache
*leḥem*: bread/food of
*'ănāšîm*: men/people/others
*ṯō'ḵēl*: you will eat/consume

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Referenced Verses

Hos 9:4 : 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 of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
Lev 21:10 : 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 garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
2 Sam 15:30 : 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 that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
Lev 10:6 : 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 lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.
Lev 13:45 : 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 cry, Unclean, unclean.
Ps 37:7 : 7 Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently{H8708)} for him: fret{H8691)} not thyself because of him who prospereth{H8688)} in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass{H8802)}.
Ps 39:9 : 9 I was dumb, I opened{H8799)} not my mouth; because thou didst{H8804)} it.
Ps 46:10 : 10 Be still{H8685)}, and know{H8798)} that I am God: I will be exalted{H8799)} among the heathen, I will be exalted{H8799)} in the earth.
Jer 16:4-7 : 4 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 earth: and they shall be consumed by the sword, and by famine; and their carcases shall be meat for the fowls of heaven, and for the beasts of the earth. 5 For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies. 6 Both the great and the small shall die in this land: they shall not be buried, neither shall men lament for them, nor cut themselves, nor make themselves bald for them: 7 Neither shall men tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead; neither shall men give them the cup of consolation to drink for their father or for their mother.
Ezek 24:22-23 : 22 And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men. 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 for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
Amos 8:3 : 3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.
Mic 3:7 : 7 Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
Hab 2:20 : 20 But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

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