Catholic Public Domain Version
"And the people said to me: “Why won’t you explain to us what these things signify, which you are doing?” "
— Ezekiel 24:19, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?”
“And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so? ”
“The people said to me, Won't you tell us what these things are to us, that you do so?”
“Then the people said to me,“Will you not tell us what these things you are doing mean for us?””
“And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest?”
“And the people said to me, Will you not make clear to us the sense of these things; is it for us you do them?”
“And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?”
“Son of man, behold, I am taking away from you, with a stroke, the desire of your eyes. And you shall not lament, and you shall not weep. And your tears shall not flow down.
Groan silently; you shall make no mourning for the dead. Let the band of your crown be on you, and let your shoes be on your feet. And you shall not cover your face, nor shall you eat the food of those who mourn.”
Therefore, I spoke to the people in the morning. And my wife died in the evening. And in the morning, I did just as he had instructed me.
And the people said to me: “Why won’t you explain to us what these things signify, which you are doing?”
And I said to them: “The word of the Lord came to me, saying:
‘Speak to the house of Israel: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will defile my sanctuary, the pride of your realm, and the desire of your eyes, and the dread of your soul. Your sons and your daughters, whom you have forsaken, will fall by the sword.’
And so, you shall do just as I have done. You shall not cover your faces, and you shall not eat the food of those who mourn.