16
Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thine eyes by violence: thou shalt not lament, neither shalt thou weep.
17
Thou shalt groan for blood, and have mourning upon thy loins; thy hair shall not be braided upon thee, and thy sandals on thy feet; thou shalt in no wise be comforted by their lips, and thou shalt not eat the bread of men.
18
And I spoke to the people in the morning, as he commanded me in the evening, and I did in the morning as it was commanded me.
19
And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are that thou doest?
20
Then I said to them, The word of the Lord came to me, saying,
The Brenton translation of the Septuagint is in the public domain.