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Ezekiel 24

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 24 of 48

1 And the Word of Jehovah was to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth of the month, saying,

2 Son of man, write for yourself the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon has leaned toward Jerusalem in this very day.

3 And parable a parable to the house of rebellion, and say to them, So says the Lord Jehovah: Set on the pot! Set it on, and also pour water in it.

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Chapter Summary

Under the parable of a boiling pot is shown the irrevocable destruction of Jerusalem.

Key Hebrew Words

עָפָֽר dry earth H6083 · TWOT 1664a
נְאֻ֖ם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
עִ֣יר excitement H5892 · TWOT 1587a
תַעְטֶה֙ wrap oneself H5844 · TWOT 1601
מִקְדָּשִׁ sacred place H4720 · TWOT 1990f

People & Context

The Boiling Pot and Death of Ezekiel's Wife

On the very day the king of Babylon lays siege (ninth year, tenth month, tenth day), Ezekiel gives the parable of the bloody, rusty boiling pot,,. Tha…

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The Boiling Pot and Death of Ezekiel's Wife

On the very day the king of Babylon lays siege (ninth year, tenth month, tenth day), Ezekiel gives the parable of the bloody, rusty boiling pot,,. That evening, his wife dies, and he is forbidden to mourn, acting as a sign to Israel of the loss of their sanctuary,.

Ezekiel 24:1-27

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