Ezekiel 24:1-5

1The 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.

3Now 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!

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

5Take the choicest of the flock and also pile up the fuel under it. Bring it to a boil and cook the bones in it.