Ezekiel 24:15-27

15And the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 16“Son of man, behold, I am about to take from you 1what is precious to your eyes with a 2fatal blow; but you shall not 3mourn and you shall not weep, and your 4tears shall not come. 17Groan silently; do 5no mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your sandals on your feet, and do not 6cover your mustache, and 7do not eat the 8bread of other people.” 18So 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. 19And the people said to me, “Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are doing?” 20Then I said to them, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 21‘Speak to the house of Israel, “This is what the Lord God says: ‘Behold, I am about to profane My sanctuary, the pride of your power, 9that which is precious in your eyes and the longing of your soul; and your 10sons and your daughters whom you have left behind will fall by the sword. 22And you will do just as I have done; you will not 11cover your mustache, and you will not eat the 12bread of other people. 23Your turbans will be on your heads, and your sandals on your feet. You 13will not mourn and you will not weep; but 14you will rot away in your guilty deeds, and you will groan 15to one another. 24So Ezekiel will be a 16sign 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 17stronghold, the joy of their splendor, that which is precious in their eyes and their 18heart’s longing, their sons and their daughters, 26that on that day the one who 19escapes will come to you with information for your ears? 27On that day your 20mouth will be opened to him who escaped, and you will speak and no longer be silenced. So you will be a sign to them, and they will know that I am the Lord.’”