1. The word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month:
2. “Son of man, write down today’s date, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
3. Now speak a parable to the rebellious house. Tell them: This is what the Lord God says:Put the pot on the fire —put it on,and then pour water into it!