Holy Scripture
Ezekiel 24:17
A church father on this verse
“(Ver. 23, 24 onwards) Again, I raised my hand against them in the wilderness, to scatter them among the nations and disperse them in the lands, because they had not performed my judgments, and had rejected my commandments, and had violated my Sabbaths, and their eyes had been after the idols (or thoughts) of their fat…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
17Thou shalt groan for blood, and have mourning upon thy loins; thy hair shall not be braided upon thee, and thy sandals shall be on thy feet; thou shalt in nowise be comforted by their lips, and thou shalt not eat the bread of men.
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In context
15And the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
16Son of man, behold I take from thee the desire of thine eyes by violence: thou shalt not lament, neither shalt thou weep.
— Ezekiel 24:17 —
18And 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.
19And the people said to me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are that thou doest?