bind, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 10:6; Leviticus 13:45; Leviticus 21:10). cover not thy lips. Compare Micah 3:7.
the bread of men: i.e. the bread or food brought to the house of mourners. Compare Jeremiah 16:5-7; Hosea 9:4,
men. Hebrew, plural of 'enosh. App-14.