Death of Ezekiel’s Wife Is a Sign

15 And the word of the Lord came to me saying,

16 “Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you the adesire of your eyes with a bblow; but you shall not cmourn and you shall not weep, and your dtears shall not come.

17 “Groan silently; make ano mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and bdo not eat the bread of men.”

18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. And in the morning I did as I was commanded.

19 The people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things that you are doing mean for us?”

20 Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me saying,

21 ‘Speak to the house of Israel, “Thus says the Lord God, ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, the adesire of your eyes and the delight of your soul; and your bsons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword.

22 ‘You will do as I have done; you will not cover your mustache and you will not eat the bread of men.

23 ‘Your turbans will be on your heads and your shoes on your feet. You awill not mourn and you will not weep, but byou will rot away in your iniquities and you will groan 1to one another.

24 ‘Thus Ezekiel will be a asign to you; according to all that he has done you will do; when it comes, then you will know that I am the Lord God.’ ”

25 ‘As for you, son of man, will it not be on the day when I take from them their astronghold, the joy of their 1pride, the desire of their eyes and 2their heart’s delight, their sons and their daughters,

26 that on that day he who aescapes will come to you with information for your ears?

27 ‘On that day your amouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and be mute no longer. Thus you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.’ ”