24 'Thus Ezekiel will be a sign to you; according to all that he has done you will do ; when it comes , then you will know that I am the Lord GOD .' " 25 'As for you, son of man , will it not be on the day when I take from them their stronghold , the joy of their pride , the desire of their eyes and their heart's delight , their sons and their daughters , 26 that on that day he who escapes will come to you with information for your ears ? 27 'On that day your mouth will be opened to him who escaped , and you will speak and be mute no longer . Thus you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord .' "
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 24:24-31
Commentary on Ezekiel 24:15-27
(Read Ezekiel 24:15-27)
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. The people asked the meaning of the sign. God takes from them all that was dearest to them. And as Ezekiel wept not for his affliction, so neither should they weep for theirs. Blessed be God, we need not pine away under our afflictions; for should all comforts fail, and all sorrows be united, yet the broken heart and the mourner's prayer are always acceptable before God.