16. Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke; yet thou shalt not mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
17. Sigh in silence, make no mourning for the dead; bind thy turban upon thee, and put thy sandals upon thy feet, and cover not the beard, and eat not the bread of men.
18. --And I spoke unto the people in the morning; and at even my wife died. And I did in the morning as I was commanded.
19. And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, which thou doest?