13. “‘You sinned against me and became stained with sin. I wanted to wash you and make you clean, but the stains would not come out. I will not try washing you again until my hot anger is finished with you!
14. “‘I am the Lord. I said your punishment would come, and I will make it happen. I will not hold back the punishment or feel sorry for you. I will punish you for the evil things you did. This is what the Lord GOD said.’”
15. Then the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
16. “Son of man, you love your wife very much, but I am going to take her away from you. Your wife will die suddenly, but you must not show your sadness. You must not cry loudly. You will cry and your tears will fall,
17. but you must mourn quietly. Dress as you normally do; wear your turban and sandals; don’t cover your mustache, and don’t eat the food people normally eat when someone dies.”
18. The next morning I told the people what God had said. That evening, my wife died. The next morning I did what God commanded.
19. Then the people said to me, “Why are you doing this? What does it mean?”
20. Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me. He told me