Ezekiel 24:2
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.
Ezekiel 24:2 in other translations
| BSB | “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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| WEB | “Son of man, write the name of the day, this same day. The king of Babylon drew close to Jerusalem this same day. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | ‘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-- |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | 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. |
| 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. |
What does Ezekiel 24:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ezekiel 24:1-2
Eze 24:1-27. Vision of the Boiling Caldron, and of the Death of Ezekiel's Wife. 1-2. Ezekiel proves his divine mission by announcing the very day, ("this same day") of the beginning of the investment of the city by Nebuchadnezzar; "the ninth year," namely, of Jehoiachin's captivity, "the tenth day of the tenth month"; though he was three hundred miles away from Jerusalem among the captives at the Chebar (2Ki 25:1…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 24:1-14
The fate of Jerusalem. (Ezek 24:1-14) The extent of the sufferings of the Jews. (Ezek 24:15-27) Verses 1-14 The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have put away their transgressions, as the scum, which rises by the heat of the fire, is taken from the top of the pot. But they grew worse, and their…
Ezekiel 24:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Ezekiel 24:2
- 2 Kings 25:1
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
- Jeremiah 39:1
In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
- Jeremiah 52:4
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.
- Isaiah 30:8-9
Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of the Lord:
- Habakkuk 2:2-3
And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. For the vision is yet for an appointed time, but at the end it shall speak, and not lie: though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry.
- Isaiah 8:1
Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.
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- Ezekiel 24:1
Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
- Ezekiel 24:2
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.
- Ezekiel 24:3
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord God; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Ezekiel 24:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Hijo del hombre, escríbete el nombre de este día: el rey de Babilonia se puso sobre Jerusalem este mismo día. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Fils d’homme, écris pour toi le nom de ce jour, de ce propre jour: le roi de Babylone s’approche contre Jérusalem, en ce jour même. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Menschensohn, schreibe dir den Namen des Tages auf, dieses selbigen Tages! An diesem selbigen Tage rückt der König von Babel gegen Jerusalem heran. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Fili hominis, scribe tibi nomen diei hujus, in qua confirmatus est rex Babylonis adversum Jerusalem hodie. |