15 And the word of Yahweh came to me, ⌊saying⌋,v 16 “Son of man,w look! I am taking from you what is pleasing to your eyes with a plague,x but you shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, and your tears shall not run down. 17 Sigh in silence for the dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your upper lip,y and the bread of ⌊mourners⌋z you shall not eat.” 18 And I spoke to the people in the morning, and my wife died in the evening, and I did in the morning ⌊just as⌋a I was commanded. 19 And the people said to me, “Will you not make known to us what these things that you are doing mean for us?” 20 And I said to them that the word of Yahweh came to me, ⌊saying⌋,b 21 “Say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Look! I will be profaning my sanctuary, the pride of your strength and the delight of your eyes and the object of your ownc affection; and your sons and your daughters whom you left behind will fall by the sword, 22 and you shall do ⌊just as⌋d I did: You shall not cover your upper lip,e and you shall not eat the bread of ⌊mourners⌋.f 23 And your turban must be on your heads, and your sandals must be on your feet. You shall not mourn, and you shall not weep, but you shall waste away because of your iniquities, and you shall groan ⌊to one another⌋.g 24 And Ezekiel will be to you as a sign; ⌊everything that he did⌋h you shall do; and when it comes you will know that I am the Lord Yahweh.

25 “And you, son of man,i will it not be that on the day ⌊when I take from them⌋j their stronghold, the joy of their glory, the delight of their eyes, and the longing of their inner self,k their sons and daughters— 26 on that day a survivor will come to you ⌊with the news⌋.l 27 On that day your mouth shall be opened ⌊at the arrival of the fugitive⌋,m and you shall speak, and you shall not be silent any longer, and you shall be to them as a sign, and they will know that I am Yahweh.”