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1 On the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of our exile, the Lord spoke to me.
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In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the LORD came 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.
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“Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
3 Tell my rebellious people this parable that I, the Sovereign Lord, have for them: Set the pot on the fire and fill it up with water.
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Tell this rebellious people a parable and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it.
4 Put in the best pieces of meat - the shoulders and the legs - fill it with choice bony pieces too.
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Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;
5 Use the meat of the finest sheep; pile the wood under the pot. Let the water boil; boil the bones and the meat."
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take the pick of the flock. Pile wood beneath it for the bones; bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.
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.
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“ ‘For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: “ ‘Woe to the city of bloodshed, to the pot now encrusted, whose deposit will not go away! Take the meat out piece by piece in whatever order it comes.
7 There was murder in the city, but the blood was not spilled on the ground where the dust could hide it; it was spilled on a bare rock.
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“ ‘For the blood she shed is in her midst: She poured it on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground, where the dust would cover it.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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