Ezekiel 24:17
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“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.”
עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
פְּאֵר
turban/ your
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פְּאֵר
Ornament, crown, turban. Peer. Beauty for ashes. God exchanges the symbol of mourning for a crown of beauty. He specialises in glorious exchanges.
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דָּמַם
be silent
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דָּמַם
To rest, to be still, to be silent. Damam. Rest in the LORD and wait patiently. Being so still before God that you can hear what He is saying.
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שׂוּם
you will put
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שׂוּם
To put, to set, to place. Shuwm. I have set the LORD always before me. A deliberate daily choice to keep God at the centre of everything.
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מוּת
dead people
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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עַל
on/ you
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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חָבַשׁ
bind
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חָבַשׁ
to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule
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עָטָה
you must cover
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עָטָה
to wrap, i.e. cover, veil, cloth, or roll
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שָׂפָם
a moustache
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שָׂפָם
the beard (as a lippiece)
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