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.