Yehezkiel 24:1-2

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.

[24:1]  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.