Ezekiel 24:16-18

Contemporary English Version

¹⁶ “Ezekiel, son of man, I will suddenly take the life of the person you love most. But I don't want you to complain or cry. ¹⁷ Mourn in silence and don't show that you are grieving. Don't remove your turban or take off your sandals; don't cover your face to show your sorrow, or eat the food that mourners eat.”^[a]

¹⁸ One morning, I was talking with the people as usual, and by sunset my wife was dead. The next day I did what the Lord had told me,