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“Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege[a] to Jerusalem this very day. Recite a proverb to this rebellious house[b] and say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Set on the pot,[c] set it on,
pour water in it too;
add the pieces of meat to it,
every good piece,
the thigh and the shoulder;
fill it with choice bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:2 tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”
  2. 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).
  3. Ezekiel 24:3 sn See Ezek 11:3-12.