Ezekiel 24:17-19

Expanded Bible

¹⁷ Groan silently; do not ·cry loudly [mourn] for the dead. ·Tie [Wrap; Bind] on your turban [^Cnormally taken off for mourning], and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your ·face [lower face; or mustache], and do not eat the ·food people eat when they are sad about a death [or food brought by others; ^Lbread of men].”

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

¹⁹ Then the people asked me, “·Tell [^LWon’t you tell…?] us, what do the things you are doing mean for us?”