1. On the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year of our exile, the Lord spoke 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.
3. Tell my rebellious people this parable that I, the Sovereign Lord, have for them:Set the pot on the fireand fill it up with water.
4. Put in the best pieces of meat —the shoulders and the legs —fill it with choice bony pieces too.