Ezekiel 24:22

“And ye shall do as I have done, &c.] When his wife died, and as he was ordered by the Lord; the meaning of Which they were now inquiring: ye shall not cover your lips; as a token of mourning; nor use any other of their country rites and ceremonies, for fear of provoking their enemies, in whose hands they shall be: nor eat the bread of men; or “of mourners”, as the Targum; there shall be none to comfort them, or send bread to them; they shall all be alike mourners.”

“(Jer 16:6-7). So general shall be the calamity, that all ordinary usages of mourning shall be suspended.”

“The death of Ezekiel’s wife took place in the evening of the same day that he delivered the foregoing prophecy. This event was to signify to the people that the Lord would take from them all that was most dear to them; and - owing to the extraordinary nature of the times - quiet lamentation for the dead, according to the usual forms of mourning, would be impossible. Ezekiel 24:17 The priest in general was to mourn for his dead (Leviticus 21:1 ff); but Ezekiel was to be an exception to the rule. The “tire” was the priest’s mitre. Eat not the bread of men - Food supplied for the comfort of the mourners. Ezekiel 24:23 Pine away - Compare Leviticus 26:39. The outward signs of grief were a…”

“Ye shall do - When you are in captivity, where you may not use your own customs. Ezekiel 24:23”

“Eze 24:16, Eze 24:17; Job 27:15; Psa 78:64; Jer 16:4-7, Jer 47:3; Amo 6:9, Amo 6:10 Ezekiel 24:23”