Ezekiel 24:1-4

The Boiling Pot

24:1 The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month ¹ : 24:2 “Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege ²  to Jerusalem ³  this very day. 24:3 Recite a proverb to this rebellious house ⁴  and say to them, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Set on the pot, ⁵  set it on,

pour water in it too;

24:4 add the pieces of meat to it,

every good piece,

the thigh and the shoulder;

fill it with choice bones.

[24:1]  ¹ tn The date of this oracle was January 15, 588 b.c.

[24:2]  ² tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”

[24:2]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[24:3]  ⁴ 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).

[24:3]  ⁵ sn See Ezek 11:3-12.