2. “Son of man, write down today’s date. The king of Babylon has surrounded Jerusalem this very day.
3. Tell these rebellious people a story. Tell them, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says:Put the pot on the fire; put it on.Pour water in it.
4. Cut the meat into pieces,all the best pieces, the thigh and shoulder.Fill the pot with the meatiest bones
5. selected from the best sheep.Pile wood under the pot.Bring the mixture in the pot to a boil.Cook the bones that are in it well.
6. “‘This is what the Almighty Lord says:How horrible it will be for that city of murderers,for that tarnished pot.Its tarnish will not come off.Empty the meat out of it piece by piecewithout choosing any particular piece.
7. Blood is still in that city.The blood was poured on a bare rock.It wasn’t poured on the ground where dust would cover it.
8. In order to stir up my fury so that I would pay that city back,I put the blood of its victims on a bare rock.Now that blood can’t be covered.
9. “‘This is what the Almighty Lord says:How horrible it will be for that city of murderers.I, too, will pile the wood high.