1. The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month:
2. “Son of man, write down today’s date, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
3. Now speak a parable to the rebellious house. Tell them: This is what the Lord God says:Put the pot on the fire —put it on,and then pour water into it!
4. Place the pieces of meat in it,every good piece —thigh and shoulder.Fill it with choice bones.