²⁰ Then I said to them, “The Lord spoke his word to me. He said, ²¹ ‘Say to the people of Israel, This is what the Lord God says: I am going to dishonor my Temple. You think it gives you strength. You are proud of it, and you look at it with love and tenderness. But your sons and daughters that you left behind in Jerusalem will fall dead by the sword. ²² When that happens, you are to act as I have: you are not to cover your face, and you are not to eat the food people eat when they are sad about a death.