Ezekiel 24:17-19

New Century Version

¹⁷ Groan silently; do not cry loudly for the dead. Tie on your turban, and put your sandals on your feet. Do not cover your face, and do not eat the food people eat when they are sad about a death.”

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 us, what do the things you are doing mean for us?”