1. In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the Lord came to me:
2. ‘Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
3. Tell this rebellious people a parable and say to them: “This is what the Sovereign Lord says:‘ “Put on the cooking pot; put it onand pour water into it.