Eze 24:16-23 | NASB1995 | STEP | “ Son of man , behold , I am about to take from you the desire of your eyes with a blow ; but you shall not mourn and you shall not weep , and your tears shall not come .

Ezekiel 24:16-23

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 ^eno mourning for the dead. Bind on your turban and put your shoes on your feet, and do not cover your mustache and ^fdo 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 ^gdesire of your eyes and the delight of your soul; and your ^hsons 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 ⁱwill not mourn and you will not weep, but ^jyou will rot away in your iniquities and you will groan ^{▼▼ Lit a man to his brother}to one another.