Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
Tear themselves
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Bible References
Tear themselves
Deuteronomy 26:14
I have not eaten of it in my mourning, neither have I put away from it, being unclean, nor given of it for the dead. I have hearkened to the voice of LORD my God. I have done according to all that thou have commanded me.
Job 42:11
Then there came to him all his brothers, and all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they bemoaned him, and comforted him concerning all the evil that LORD ha
Ezekiel 24:17
Sigh, but not aloud. Make no mourning for the dead. Bind thy headdress upon thee, and put thy shoes upon thy feet. And do not cover thy lips, and do not eat the bread of men.
Hosea 9:4
They shall not pour out wine-offerings to LORD, nor shall they be pleasing to him. Their sacrifices shall be to them as the bread of mourners. All who eat of it shall be polluted, for their bread shall be for their appetite. It sha
Cup
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.
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Ezekiel 24:22
And ye shall do as I have done. Ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.