And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, "Thou son of man, behold, I take away the pleasure of thine eyes with a plague: yet shalt thou neither mourn, nor weep, nor water thy cheeks therefore. Thou mayest mourn by thyself alone, but use no deadly lamentation. Hold on thy bonnet, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, cover not thy face, and eat no mourner's bread." read more.
So I spake unto the people betimes in the morning; and at even my wife died. Then upon the next morrow, I did as I was commanded.