1 The word of Adonai came to me in the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year saying:
2 “Son of man, record this date, this exact day—this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.
3 Utter a parable concerning the rebellious house. Say to them, thus says Adonai Elohim: ‘Put on the pot, put it on and then pour water into it.
4 Gather the pieces into it, every good piece —thigh and shoulder. Fill it with the choice bones.