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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on Ezekiel 24:17

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · Cross-reference reference work
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Forbear to cry: Heb. Be silent, Psa 37:7 \*marg. Psa 39:9, Psa 46:10; Amo 8:3; Hab 2:20 make: Jer 16:4-7 bind: Eze 24:23; Lev 10:6, Lev 21:10 put: Sa2 15:30 cover: Eze 24:22; Lev 13:45; Mic 3:7 lips: Heb. upper lip, and so Eze 24:22 eat: Hos 9:4 the bread of men: Lechem anoshim not "the bread of mourners," as some render, but "the bread of other men," i.e., such as was commonly sent to mourners on such occasions by their friends. Jer 16:7 Ezekiel 24:18
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