The Siege of Jerusalem
1 See ch. 20:1In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2 See ch. 2:1"Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3 And [ch. 17:2;20:49] utter a parable to See ch. 2:5the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God:
"Set on ch. 11:3,7,11;2 Kgs. 4:38the pot, set it on;
pour in water also;
4 put in it the pieces of meat,
all the good pieces, See 1 Sam. 9:24the thigh and the shoulder;
fill it with choice bones.
5 Take the choicest one of the flock;
pile the logs24:5 Compare verse 10; Hebrew the bones under it;
boil it well;
seethe also its bones in it.
6 "Therefore thus says the Lord God: ch. 22:2;[Nah. 3:1] Woe to the bloody city, to [See ver. 3above]the pot whose corrosion is in it, and whose corrosion has not gone out of it! Take out of it piece after piece, without making any choice.24:6 Hebrew no lot has fallen upon it7 For the blood she has shed is in her midst; she put it on ch. 26:4,14the bare rock; [Lev. 17:13;Deut. 12:16,24]she did not pour it out on the ground to cover it with dust. 8 To rouse my wrath, to take vengeance, I have set on the bare rock the blood she has shed, that it may not be covered. 9 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Woe to the bloody city! Isa. 30:33I also will make the pile great. 10 Heap on the logs, kindle the fire, boil the meat well, mix in the spices,24:10 Or empty out the broth and let the bones be burned up. 11 Then set it empty upon the coals, that it may become hot, and its copper may burn, ch. 22:15that its uncleanness may be melted in it, its corrosion consumed. 12 [Jer. 2:22]She has wearied herself with toil;24:12 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain its abundant corrosion does not go out of it. Into the fire with its corrosion! 13 On account of your unclean lewdness, because I would have cleansed you and you were not cleansed from your uncleanness, Isa. 22:14you shall not be cleansed anymore till See ch. 5:13I have satisfied my fury upon you. 14 See ch. 17:24I am the Lord. I have spoken; it shall come to pass; I will do it. I will not go back; See ch. 5:11I will not spare; [Num. 23:19;1 Sam. 15:29] I will not relent; [ch. 20:43;23:45]according to your ways and your deeds you will be judged, declares the Lord God."
Ezekiel’s Wife Dies
15 The word of the Lord came to me: 16 See ch. 2:1"Son of man, behold, I am about to take the delight of your eyes away from you at a stroke; yet you shall not mourn or weep, nor shall your tears run down. 17 Sigh, but not aloud; make no mourning for the dead. See Lev. 10:6Bind on your turban, and [2 Sam. 15:30;Isa. 20:2] put your shoes on your feet; do not cover your lips, Hos. 9:4;See Jer. 16:5-7nor eat the bread of men." 18 So I spoke to the people in the morning, and [ver. 16] at evening my wife died. And on the next morning I did ch. 12:7;37:7as I was commanded.
19 And See ch. 12:9the people said to me, "Will you not tell us what these things mean for us, that you are acting thus?" 20 Then I said to them, "The word of the Lord came to me: 21 ‘Say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord God: [Jer. 7:14]; See ch. 7:21Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the pride of your power, the delight of your eyes, and the yearning of your soul, and ch. 23:47;See 2 Chr. 36:17your sons and your daughters whom you left behind shall fall by the sword. 22 And [ver. 17; ch. 12:11] you shall do as I have done; [ver. 17; ch. 12:11] you shall not cover your lips, [See ver. 17above]nor eat the bread of men. 23 [See ver. 22above] Your turbans shall be on your heads and your shoes on your feet; you shall not mourn or weep, but See ch. 4:17you shall rot away in your iniquities and groan to one another. 24 Thus shall Ezekiel be to you ver. 27;See ch. 4:3a sign; [See ver. 22above] according to all that he has done you shall do. When this comes, then See ch. 6:7you will know that I am the Lord God.’
25 "As for you, See ch. 2:1son of man, surely on the day when I take from them [ver. 21]their stronghold, their joy and glory, the delight of their eyes and their soul’s desire, and also their sons and daughters, 26 See ch. 33:21,22on that day a fugitive will come to you to report to you the news. 27 On that day your mouth ch. 29:21;[ch. 3:26,27] will be opened to the fugitive, and you shall speak and be no longer mute. ver. 24;See ch. 4:3So you will be a sign to them, and See ch. 6:7they will know that I am the Lord."