Ezekiel 24:17-19

The Message

No Tears

^15-17 God’s Message came to me: “Son of man, I’m about to take from you the delight of your life—a real blow, I know. But, please, no tears. Keep your grief to yourself. No public mourning. Get dressed as usual and go about your work—none of the usual funeral rituals.”

¹⁸ I preached to the people in the morning. That evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I’d been told.

¹⁹ The people came to me, saying, “Tell us why you’re acting like this. What does it mean, anyway?”