Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down. (24:16)

Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not [thy] lips, and eat not the bread of men. (24:17)

So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded. (24:18)

And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these [things are] to us, that thou doest [so]? (24:19)

Then I answered them, The word of the Lord came unto me, saying, (24:20)

Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. (24:21)

And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover [your] lips, nor eat the bread of men. (24:22)

And your tires [shall be] upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. (24:23)

Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I [am] the Lord GOD. (24:24)

Also, thou son of man, [shall it] not [be] in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters, (24:25)

[That] he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause [thee] to hear [it] with [thine] ears? (24:26)

In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I [am] the Lord. (24:27)