Ezek.24.16

Ezekiel 24:16

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Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

Cross References

Job 23:2

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Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Job Longs for God

Song of Solomon 7:10

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¶ I am my beloved’s, and his desire is toward me.

Admiration by the Bridegroom

The Union of Love

Jeremiah 13:17

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But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the Lord’S flock is carried away captive.

Captivity Threatened

Jeremiah 16:5

KJVGOD

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.

Disaster Predicted

Jeremiah 22:10

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¶ Weep ye not for the dead, neither bemoan him: but weep sore for him that goeth away: for he shall return no more, nor see his native country.

A Warning about Shallum

Warning of Jerusalem’s Fall

Ezekiel 24:15

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¶ Also the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

Ezekiel 24:18

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So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

Ezekiel’s Wife Dies

Ezekiel 24:21

KJVGOD

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord God; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.