Ezekiel 24:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Behold; consider what I tell, and will do. I take away from thee; by death I take from thee, but it is I the Lord, and I take her to myself, though from thee. The desire of thine eyes: whether it refer to the beauty of her person or no, it certainly refers to the amiableness of her disposition, and the agreeableness of her to the prophet. With a stroke; a sudden stroke, whether pestilence or what else is not so much as hinted at; I think it was God's own immediate hand. Neither shalt thou mourn; make no solemn mourning for her, though it will look only in the sight of thy people. Nor weep; let no lamenting voice be heard from thee, cry not out in bewailing thy loss. Neither shall thy tears run down; neither let thy eyes pay any tribute to her, forbear even tears also, at least, let them not run down; if one chance to drop, check the rest.