1 On the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year, the Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
2 “Son of man, write down today’s date. The king of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem this very day.
3 Tell these rebellious people a story. Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says:Put the pot on the fire; put it on.Pour water in it.
4 Cut the meat into pieces,all the best pieces, the thigh and shoulder.Fill the pot with the meatiest bones
5 selected from the best sheep.Pile wood under the pot.Bring the mixture in the pot to a boil.Cook the bones that are in it well.
6 “‘This is what the Almighty Lord says:How horrible it will be for that city of murderers,for that tarnished pot.Its tarnish will not come off.Empty the meat out of it piece by piecewithout choosing any particular piece.
7 Blood is still in that city.The blood was poured on a bare rock.It wasn’t poured on the ground where dust would cover it.