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?”
20 I answered:The Lord God says
21 he is ready to destroy the temple in which you take such pride and which makes you feel so safe. Your children who now live in Jerusalem will be killed.
22 Then you will do the same things I have done. You will leave your face uncovered and refuse to eat the food that mourners usually eat.