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The Book of Ezekiel, Chapter 24, Verse 19

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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.
King James Version
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]?
American Standard Version
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
New English Translation
Then the people said to me,“Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?”
World English Bible
The people said to me, Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?
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Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
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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.
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And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men.
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And your tires [shall be] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
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Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD.
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Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
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[That] he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause [thee] to hear [it] with [thine] ears?
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In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD.
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The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying,
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Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy against them;