16. “Ezekiel, son of man, I will suddenly take the life of the person you love most. But I don't want you to complain or cry.
17. Mourn in silence and don't show that you are grieving. Don't remove your turban or take off your sandals; don't cover your face to show your sorrow, or eat the food that mourners eat.”
18. One morning, I was talking with the people as usual, and by sunset my wife was dead. The next day I did what the Lord told me,
19. and when people saw me, they asked, “Why aren't you mourning for your wife?”