The Message Bible MSG
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15 God's Message came to me:
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The word of the LORD came to me:
16 "Son of man, I'm about to take from you the delight of your life - a real blow, I know. But, please, no tears.
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“Son of man, with one blow I am about to take away from you the delight of your eyes. Yet do not lament or weep or shed any tears.
17 Keep your grief to yourself. No public mourning. Get dressed as usual and go about your work - none of the usual funeral rituals."
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Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Keep your turban fastened and your sandals on your feet; do not cover your mustache and beard or eat the customary food of mourners.”
18 I preached to the people in the morning. That evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I'd been told.
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So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.
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