- tear themselves:
- or, break bread, "I have not¹ eatenª° thereof¹ in my mourning,ª neither¹ have I taken awayª° [ought] thereof¹ for [any] uncleanª [use], nor¹ givenª° [ought] thereof¹ for the dead:ª° [but] I have hearkenedª° to the voiceª of the LORDª my God,ª [and] have doneª° according to all¹ that¹ thou hast commandedª° me." {Deu 26:14} + "Then cameª° there unto¹ him all¹ his brethren,ª and all¹ his sisters,ª and all¹ they that had been of his acquaintanceª° before,ª and did eatª° breadª with¹ him in his house:ª and they bemoanedª° him, and comfortedª° him over¹ all¹ the evilª that¹ the LORDª had broughtª° upon¹ him: every manª also gaveª° him a² piece of money,ª¹ and every oneª an¹ earringª of gold.ª" {Job 42:11} + "Forbearª° to cry,ª° makeª° no¹ mourningª for the dead,ª° bindª° the tire of thine headª upon¹ thee, and put onª° thy shoesª upon thy feet,ª and coverª° not¹ [thy] lips,ª and eatª° not¹ the breadª of men.²¹" {Ezk 24:17} + "They shall not¹ offerª° wineª [offerings] to the LORD,ª neither¹ shall they be pleasingª° unto him: their sacrificesª [shall be] unto them as the breadª of mourners;ª all¹ that eatª° thereof shall be polluted:ª° for¹ their breadª for their soulª shall not¹ come²° into¹ the houseª of the LORD.ª" {Hsa 9:4}
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