English Standard Version
Ezekiel 24:2
2"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.
Ezekiel 24:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)“Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Son of man, write down the name of the day, this very day—the king of Babylon started his siege against Jerusalem this very day.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“Son of man, write down today’s date, because on this very day the king of Babylon is beginning his attack against Jerusalem.
Context of Ezekiel 24:2
1In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: "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. 3And utter a parable to the rebellious house and say to them, Thus says the Lord God: "Set on the pot, set it on; pour in water also; 4put in it the pieces of meat, all the good pieces, the thigh and the shoulder; fill it with choice bones.
Read all of Ezekiel 24Ezekiel 24:2 word by word
בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם כְּתָב לְךָ֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣ם הַיּ֔וֹם אֶת־עֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה סָמַ֤ךְ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
- writeכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
- thee the nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
- of the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- of this sameעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · bone: sameH6106
- the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
- setסָמַךְsâmak · to supportH5564
- himself against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
Cross-references for Ezekiel 24:2
- Isaiah 8:1Then the Lord said to me, "Take a large tablet and write on it in common characters, 'Belonging to Maher-shalal-hash-baz.'
- Isaiah 30:8And now, go, write it before them on a tablet and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come as a witness forever.
- Habakkuk 2:2And the Lord answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.
- 2 Kings 25:1And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it.
- Jeremiah 39:1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it.
- Jeremiah 52:4And in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came with all his army against Jerusalem, and laid siege to it. And they built siegeworks all around it.
Commentaries on Ezekiel 24:2
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Ezekiel had warned the people about this event, and it had finally happened (see also 2 Kings 25:1–2). has laid siege (literally is leaning on): The same words were used when a worshiper placed his hands on the animal he brought for sacrifice (Leviticus 1:4; 3:2). When the worshiper pressed his hands on the animal, he showed that the animal was taking his place. In this picture, Jerusalem is like that animal. The city is shown as a sacrificial lamb that…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271-2. 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; Jr 39:1).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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