1 On the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of our exile, the Lord spoke to me.
2 “Mortal man,” he said, “write down today's date, because this is the day that the king of Babylonia is beginning the siege of Jerusalem.
3 Tell my rebellious people this parable that I, the Sovereign Lord, have for them:Set the pot on the fireand fill it up with water.
4 Put in the best pieces of meat —the shoulders and the legs —fill it with choice bony pieces too.
5 Use the meat of the finest sheep;pile the wood under the pot.Let the water boil;boil the bones and the meat.”
6 This is what the Sovereign Lord is saying: “The city of murderers is doomed! It is like a corroded pot that is never cleaned. Piece after piece of meat is taken out, and not one is left.
7 There was murder in the city, but the blood was not spilt on the ground where the dust could hide it; it was spilt on a bare rock.