1 Nine years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the Lord spoke to me on the tenth day of the tenth month. He said:
2 Ezekiel, son of man, write down today's date, because the king of Babylonia has just begun attacking the city of Jerusalem.
3 Then tell my rebellious people:“Pour water in a cooking potand set it over a fire.*
4 Throw in the legs and shouldersof your finest sheepand put in the juicy bones.
5 Pile wood underneath the pot,and let the meat and bonesboil until they are done.”