Verse 17
17. Forbear to cry R.V., “sigh, but not aloud.” There could be no funeral dirge, as is so common in all oriental countries, nor were even the universal outward expressions of sorrow in dress permitted to him, nor the funeral feast, the “bread of men.” (See Jeremiah 16:5; Jeremiah 16:7.) He could only”groan and be still” (Targum). For funeral customs see note Ezekiel 27:30-31.
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