12. Through effort she has caused weariness; its thick rust went not out of it. Its rust! Into the fire with its rust!
13. In your uncleanness is obscene conduct, because I cleansed you, but you were not clean from your uncleanness; you will not be clean again until I fully vent my rage on you.
14. I, Yahweh, I have spoken. It is coming, and I did it; I will not disregard, and I will not take pity, and I will not reconsider. According to your ways and according to your deeds they will judge you!” declares the Lord Yahweh.
15. And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
16. “Son of man, look! I am taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague, but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down.
17. Sigh in silence for the dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your upper lip, and the bread of mourners you shall not eat.”
18. And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening, and I did in the morning just as I was commanded.
19. And the people said to me, “Will you not make known to us what these things that you are doing mean for us?”