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“Human being, write down today’s date; because on this very day the king of Bavel has begun his attack on Yerushalayim. And tell this allegory to these rebels; say that Adonai Elohim says:

‘Put a pot on the fire;
put it there, pour water in it;
Put in it pieces of meat,
all the best parts — the thigh, the shoulder;
fill it with the choicest cuts,

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“Son of man, record(A) this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.(B) Tell this rebellious people(C) a parable(D) and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘Put on the cooking pot;(E) put it on
    and pour water into it.
Put into it the pieces of meat,
    all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder.
Fill it with the best of these bones;(F)

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