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“Son of man,[a] write today’s date and this note: ‘On this date the army of the king of Babylon surrounded Jerusalem.’ The people there refuse to obey me. I have a story with a message for them. Tell them, ‘This is what the Lord God says:

“‘Put the pot on the fire.
    Put on the pot and pour in the water.
Put in the pieces of meat.
    Put in every good piece, the thighs and the shoulders.
Fill the pot with the best bones.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:2 Son of man This was usually just a way of saying “a person” or “a human being.” Here, it is a way of addressing Ezekiel. Also in verses 16, 25.

“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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