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“Son of man,[a] write for yourself the name of the day, this very day.[b] The king of Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem on exactly this day! And deliver a proverb[c] to the rebellious house,[d] and you must say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Place the pot! Place it and also pour water into it. Gather its pieces to it, every good piece, thigh and shoulder, fill it with choice bones;

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 24:2 Or “mortal,” or “son of humankind”
  2. Ezekiel 24:2 Literally “exactly the day the this”
  3. Ezekiel 24:3 Literally “quote a proverb”; “proverb a proverb”
  4. Ezekiel 24:3 Literally “the house of rebellion”

“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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