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.
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 24 of Ezekiel. God announces Ezekiel’s wife’s death and commands him not to perform the customary public mourning. His personal experience becomes a sign for the exiles: they will lose what they love and will also be unable to mourn in the customary manner.
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Und da ich des Morgens früh zum Volk geredet hatte, starb mir am Abend mein Weib. Und ich tat des andern Morgens, wie mir befohlen war.
Y hablé al pueblo por la mañana, y a la tarde murió mi mujer: y a la mañana hice como me fue mandado.
Hablé al pueblo por la mañana, y al atardecer murió mi esposa. A la mañana siguiente hice como se me había ordenado.
J'avais parlé au peuple le matin, et ma femme mourut le soir. Le lendemain matin, je fis ce qui m'avait été ordonné.
Io parlai adunque la mattina al popolo, e la sera la mia moglie morì; e la mattina seguente feci come mi era stato comandato.
E falei ao povo pela manhã, e à tarde morreu minha mulher; e fiz pela manhã como me foi mandado.
到了早晨我把這事告訴百姓,晚上我的妻子就死了。次日早晨我就遵命而行。
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