Ezekiel 24:2

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"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 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, the word of the Lord came to me: “Son of man, record this date, this very date, because the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem this very day. 3Tell this rebellious people a parable and say to them: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “ ‘Put on the cooking pot; put it on and pour water into it. 4Put into it the pieces of meat, all the choice pieces—the leg and the shoulder. Fill it with the best of these bones;

Ezekiel 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 8:1The Lord said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.”
• Isaiah 30:8Go now, write it on a tablet for them, inscribe it on a scroll, that for the days to come it may be an everlasting witness.
• Habakkuk 2:2Then the Lord replied: “Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it.
• 2 Kings 25:1So 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 whole army. He encamped outside the city and built siege works all around it.
• Jeremiah 39:1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it.
• Jeremiah 52:4So 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 whole army. They encamped outside the city and built siege works 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

Topics related to Ezekiel 24:2

• Ezekiel
• Instruction
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Jerusalem
• Son of man
• Pine
• Profane
• Set
• Tell
• Tire
• Ezekiel
• Zedekiah (2)

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