16. “Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.
17. Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.”
18. So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.
19. Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things have to do with us? Why are you acting like this?”