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Chapter 24[a]

Allegory of the Boiling Pot. In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, this word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, write down the date of this day. For the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. Therefore, propose this parable to this tribe of rebels and say to them: Thus says the Lord God:

Set up the cooking pot on the fire
    and pour in some water.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:1 Ezekiel reports this misfortune to the exiles around him: he notes the date of the disaster, describes the scene with the pot, does not mourn his wife, and receives the first fugitive.