20. So I said to them, “A message came to me from the lord,
21. and I was told to give this message to the people of Israel. This is what the Sovereign lord says: I will defile my Temple, the source of your security and pride, the place your heart delights in. Your sons and daughters whom you left behind in Judah will be slaughtered by the sword.
22. Then you will do as Ezekiel has done. You will not mourn in public or console yourselves by eating the food brought by friends.
23. Your heads will remain covered, and your sandals will not be taken off. You will not mourn or weep, but you will waste away because of your sins. You will groan among yourselves for all the evil you have done.
24. Ezekiel is an example for you; you will do just as he has done. And when that time comes, you will know that I am the Sovereign lord.”