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.
• 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.
• 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.

Context of Ezekiel 24:2

1Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of Yhwh came unto me, saying, 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. 3And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Yhwh; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it: 4Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice 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

• 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 8:1Moreover Yhwh said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher–shalal–hash–baz.
• Isaiah 30:8Now 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:
• Habakkuk 2:2And Yhwh answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
• 2 Kings 25:1And 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 army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it; and they built forts against it round about.
• Jeremiah 39:1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they besieged it.
• Jeremiah 52:4And 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 army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.

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