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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

סִיר cooking pot H5518 · TWOT 1489
דָּם blood, bloodshed H1818 · TWOT 436
חֶלְאָה rust, scum H2457 · TWOT 649a
טֻמְאָה defilement, uncleanness H2932 · TWOT 809b
מַחְמָד desire (of the eyes) H4261 · TWOT 673d
מוֹפֵת sign, portent H4159 · TWOT 152a

People & Context

Ezekiel

The prophet; his wife dies and he is forbidden to mourn, made a sign to Israel of Jerusalem's fall.

Nebuchadnezzar

King of Babylon; on this day he leans against Jerusalem to besiege it.

Timeline

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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