Ezekiel 24:27

“In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, &c.] And shall freely converse with him about the several facts and circumstances of taking and burning the city and temple, and of the usage of the inhabitants: and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb; for from this time to the taking of Jerusalem, which was about eighteen months, the prophet had nothing to say to the people of the Jews, and so was dumb with respect to them; but was employed in prophesying against other nations, as the following chapters show, unto chapter thirty three, in which we have an account of the messenger that escaped to him; but after that his mouth was opened, and he prophesied to them again: and…”

“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…”

“No more dumb - From this prophecy for eighteen months during the siege, he does not prophesy of Israel, but of other nations. Thou shalt be a sign - Until the event shall convince the Jews, thou shalt by sign, signify to them, what is coming. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 25”

“thy: Eze 3:26, Eze 3:27, Eze 29:21, Eze 33:22; Exo 6:11, Exo 6:12; Psa 51:15; Luk 21:15; Eph 6:19 shalt be: Eze 24:24 Next: Ezekiel Chapter 25”