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Ezekiel 24:2

Ezekiel 24:2 is verse 2 of Ezekiel chapter 24, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

“Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

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King James Version

Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.

World English Bible

“Son of man, write the name of the day, this same day. The king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day.

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Ezekiel 24:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible

1 In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

2 “Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.

3 Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Put the pot on the fire; put it on and pour in the water.

4 Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece— thigh and shoulder— fill it with choice bones.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Isaiah 8:1

Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.

Isaiah 30:8

Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.

Isaiah 30:9

These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.

Habakkuk 2:2

Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.

Habakkuk 2:3

For the vision awaits an appointed time; it testifies of the end and does not lie. Though it lingers, wait for it, since it will surely come and will not delay.

2 Kings 25:1

So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.

Jeremiah 39:1

In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.

Jeremiah 52:4

So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.

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