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The prophecy concerning the imminent fate of the city resembles the destruction that Ezekiel had prophesied in the past, but he no longer reacts with cries of surprise or distress, as he had earlier; now he is apathetic. From now on, his pre-destruction prophetic mission is limited to describing the situation in the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

The description begins presenting a city that is full of bloodshed. Ezekiel\u2019s accusation is against all of Jerusalem\u2019s inhabitants \u2013 all classes and positions. Throughout the book Ezekiel avoids using the name Jerusalem altogether. Perhaps this is because the actions of the nation have not only led to the defiling of the name, but have also caused a rupture in God\u2019s attitude towards the eternity of the city.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 24 contains two accounts of loss: the loss of Ezekiel\u2019s wife, and the loss of the Temple. The connection between Ezekiel\u2019s private loss and the nation\u2019s loss of the Temple indicates that the profaning of the Temple is irreversible: in other words, the Temples that will be built after the destruction of the First Temple represent a new creation, not a recreation of the Temple that existed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ezekiel is commanded not to mourn for his wife as a sign to the people. Why, then, are the people of Israel commanded not to mourn over the Temple?<\/span><\/p>\n

The withholding of mourning may represent a sort of Divine punishment \u2013 or, alternatively, an act of acceptance of God\u2019s will. Perhaps mourning is only significant for the comfort that others give to the mourner and the commandment not to mourn signifies that there are none to comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n

This prophecy concludes Ezekiel\u2019s prophecies of rebuke uttered before the destruction and ends his term of silence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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