1. It was the ninth year since King Jehoiachin had been brought to Babylon as a prisoner. On the tenth day of the tenth month, a message came to me from the Lord. He said,
2. "Son of man, write down today's date. The king of Babylonia has surrounded Jerusalem and attacked it this very day.
3. "Your people refuse to obey me. So tell them a story. Say to them, 'The Lord and King told me, " ' "Put a cooking pot on the fire. Pour water into it.
4. Put pieces of meat in it. Use all of the best pieces. Use the leg and shoulder. Fill it with the best bones.