Thematic Bible: Served round after funerals


Thematic Bible



Groan but be silent; make no mourning for the dead; tie your turban on you, and put your sandals on your feet, and do not cover your lips, and do not eat the bread of men. So I spoke to the people in the morning. And in the evening my wife died, and I did in the morning as I was commanded. And the people said to me, Will you not tell us what these things mean to us, that you do so? read more.
And I answered them, The Word of Jehovah came to me, saying, Speak to the house of Israel. So says the Lord Jehovah: behold, I will defile My sanctuary, the glory of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pities. And your sons and your daughters whom you have left shall fall by the sword. And you shall do as I have done. You shall not cover your lips nor eat the bread of men.