16 Son of man, behold, I take away from you the desire of your eyes with a stroke: yet neither shall you mourn nor weep, neither shall your tears run down.
17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the turban of your head upon you, and put on your shoes upon your feet, and cover not your lips, and eat not man's bread of sorrow.
18 So I spoke unto the people in the morning: and at evening my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19 And the people said unto me, Will you not tell us what these things are to us, that you so do?
20 Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
21 Speak unto the house of Israel,
22 And you shall do as I have done: you shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.