Ezekiel 24:16-18

New International Version - UK

¹⁶ ‘Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears. ¹⁷ Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover your moustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.’

¹⁸ So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.