Ezekiel 24:17-19

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Sigh inwardly; be deathly still. Don’t perform mourning rites, but bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet. And don’t cover your upper lip or eat in human company.

¹⁸ I spoke with the people in the morning, and by evening my wife was dead. The next morning I did as I was commanded. ¹⁹ The people asked, “Won’t you tell us what your actions mean for us?”