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The Boiling Pot

24 The Lord’s message came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month:[a] “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege[b] to Jerusalem this very day. Recite a proverb to this rebellious house[c] and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Set on the pot,[d] set it on,
pour water in it too;

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:1 tn The date of this oracle was January 15, 588 b.c.
  2. Ezekiel 24:2 tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”
  3. Ezekiel 24:3 sn The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26-27; 12:2-3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).
  4. Ezekiel 24:3 sn See Ezek 11:3-12.

Jerusalem as a Cooking Pot

24 In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the Lord came to me:(A) “Son of man, record(B) this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.(C) Tell this rebellious people(D) a parable(E) and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Put on the cooking pot;(F) put it on
    and pour water into it.

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