Ezekiel 24:17-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁷ Groan silently. Perform no mourning rites for the dead. Bind your turban on your head. Put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your upper lip. Do not eat the food people bring to mourners.

¹⁸ So I spoke to the people that morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded. ¹⁹ Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?”