14. I the Lord have spoken: it shall come to pass, and I will do it: I will not pass by, nor spare, nor be pacified: I will judge thee according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, saith the Lord.
15. And the word of the Lord came to me, saying:
16. Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thy eyes with a stroke: and thou shalt not lament, nor weep: neither shall thy tears run down.
17. Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead: let the tire of thy head be upon thee, and thy shoes on thy feet, and cover not thy face, nor eat the meat of mourners.
18. So I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening: and I did in the morning as he had commanded me.
19. And the people said to me: Why dost thou not tell us what these things mean that thou doest?
20. And I said to them: The word of the Lord came to me, saying: