And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
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Interpretation
Though mourning for the dead is a duty, yet it must be kept under by religion and right reason: we must not sorrow as men that have no hope. Believers must not copy the language and expressions of those who know not God.
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This thought runs through Ezekiel 24:19-23.