Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Son of man, put down in writing this very day: The king of Babylon let loose the weight of his attack against Jerusalem on this very day.
New American Standard Bible
“Son of man, write the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon
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.
Holman Bible
“Son of man, write down today’s date, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
International Standard Version
"Son of Man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem on this very day.
A Conservative Version
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, [even] of this selfsame day; the king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this selfsame day.
American Standard Version
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day: the king of Babylon drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame day.
Amplified
“Son of man, record the name of the day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
Darby Translation
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, of this selfsame day: on this selfsame day the king of Babylon draws near to Jerusalem.
Julia Smith Translation
Son of man, write to thee the name of the day, this same day: the king of Babel set up against Jerusalem this same day.
King James 2000
Son of man, write you the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"Son of man, write for yourself the name of the day, {this very day}. The king of Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem on exactly this day!
Modern King James verseion
Son of man, write for yourself the name of the day, even of this same day. The king of Babylon has leaned toward Jerusalem this same day.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"O thou son of man, write up the name of this day; yea, even the hour of this present day when the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem.
NET Bible
"Son of man, write down the name of this day, this very day. The king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
New Heart English Bible
"Son of man, write the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day.
The Emphasized Bible
Son of man. Write thee the name of the day, this selfsame day, - the king of Babylon cast himself against Jerusalem, on this selfsame day.
Webster
Son of man, Write for 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, [even] of this same day: the king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day.
Youngs Literal Translation
Son of man, write for thee the name of the day -- this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day --
Themes
Ezekiel » Teaches by pantomime » Employs a boiling pot to symbolize the destruction of jerusalem
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Ezekiel 24:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Boiling Pot And The Death Of Ezekiel's Wife
1 And the word of the Lord came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying, 2 Son of man, put down in writing this very day: The king of Babylon let loose the weight of his attack against Jerusalem on this very day. 3 And make a comparison for this uncontrolled people, and say to them, This is what the Lord has said: Put on the cooking-pot, put it on the fire and put water in it:
Cross References
2 Kings 25:1
Now in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round the town.
Jeremiah 39:1
And it came about, that when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, with all his army, came against Jerusalem, shutting it in on every side;
Jeremiah 52:4
And in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round it.
Isaiah 8:1
And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
Isaiah 30:8-9
Now go, put it in writing before them on a board, and make a record of it in a book, so that it may be for the future, a witness for all time to come.
Habakkuk 2:2-3
And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.