Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Forbear to cry
Make
Lips
Eat
The bread of men
General references
Bible References
Forbear to cry
Psalm 37:7
Be silent in the LORD's presence and wait patiently for him. Don't be angry because of the one whose way prospers or the one who implements evil schemes.
Psalm 46:10
Be in awe and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted throughout the earth.
Amos 8:3
At that time," declares the Lord GOD, "the temple songs will be wailing. Many bodies will accumulate everywhere.
Habakkuk 2:20
"The LORD is in his holy Temple. All the earth be quiet in his presence."
Make
Jeremiah 16:4
"They'll die of deadly diseases. People won't mourn for them, nor will they be buried. They'll be dung on the surface of the ground, and they'll come to an end with the sword and with famine. Their dead bodies will be food for the birds of the sky and the animals of the land."
Bind
Ezekiel 24:23
Your turbans will be on your heads and your sandals will be on your feet. You won't mourn or weep. Instead, you'll waste away in your sins. Every one of you will groan to his relative.
Leviticus 10:6
Then Moses told Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "You are not to loosen the hair of your head and you are not to rend your clothes. That way, you won't die and wrath won't come on the entire congregation. Your brothers and the assembly of Israel will mourn because of the fire that the LORD kindled.
Leviticus 21:10
"The high priest among his relatives whose head has been anointed with oil and who has been consecrated to put on the priestly clothing is not to let his hair hang loose or to tear his clothes.
Cover
Ezekiel 24:22
That's why you will soon be doing what I've just done. You are not to cover your mouth or eat what your comforters bring to you.
Leviticus 13:45
The person with the infectious skin disease is to tear his garments and loosen his hair. He is to cover his mustache and shout out, "Unclean! Unclean!'
Micah 3:7
Those who see visions will be put to shame, and the diviners will be disgraced every one of them they will cover their faces, because there will be no answer from God.'"
Lips
Ezekiel 24:22
That's why you will soon be doing what I've just done. You are not to cover your mouth or eat what your comforters bring to you.
Eat
Hosea 9:4
They won't present wine offerings to the LORD, nor will they please him. Their sacrifices will seem like food for mourners everyone who eats them will become unclean; none of them will enter the Temple of the LORD.
The bread of men
Jeremiah 16:7
They won't break bread for the mourner to be consoled for the dead. They won't give anyone the cup of consolation to drink for his father or mother.
General references
Ezekiel 24:22
That's why you will soon be doing what I've just done. You are not to cover your mouth or eat what your comforters bring to you.