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Verse	Translation	Text
Eze 24:1	Strong Concordance	Again in the ninth [08671] year [08141], in the tenth [06224] month [02320], in the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
	King James	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,

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
VISION OF THE BOILING CALDRON, AND OF THE DEATH OF EZEKIEL'S WIFE. (Eze. 24:1-27) 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 (Kg2 25:1; Jer 39:1).

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

VISION OF THE BOILING CALDRON, AND OF THE DEATH OF EZEKIEL'S WIFE. (Eze. 24:1-27)

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 (Kg2 25:1; Jer 39:1).

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
The prophecies in this chapter were delivered two years and five months after those of the previous section Eze 20:1. The day mentioned here was the very day on which Nebuchadnezzar completed his arrangements for the siege, and closed in the city (marginal references). After the captivity this day was regularly observed as a fast day Zac 8:19.

The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917]
tenth month That is, January.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
On the day on which the king of Babylon commenced the siege and blockade of Jerusalem, this event was revealed by God to Ezekiel on the Chaboras (Eze 24:1 and Eze 24:2); and he was commanded to predict to the people through the medium of a parable the fate of the city and its inhabitants (Eze 24:3-14). God then foretold to him the death of his own wife, and commanded him to show no sign of mourning on account of it. His wife died the following evening, and he did as he was commanded. When he was asked by the people the reason of this, he explained to them, that what he was doing was symbolical of the way in which they were to act when Jerusalem fell (Eze 24:15-24). The fall would be announced to the prophet by a fugitive, and then he would no longer remain mute, but would speak to the people again (Eze 24:25-27). - Apart, therefore, from the last three verses, this chapter contains two words of God, the first of which unfolds in a parable the approaching calamities, and the result of the siege of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans (Eze 24:1-14); whilst the second typifies by means of a sign the pain and mourning of Israel, namely, of the exiles at the destruction of the city with its sanctuary and its inhabitants. These two words of God, being connected together by their contents, were addressed to the prophet on the same day, and that, as the introduction (Eze 24:1 and Eze 24:2) expressly observes, the day on which the siege of Jerusalem by the king of Babylon began. And the word of Jehovah came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, saying, Eze 24:2. Son of man, write for thyself the name of the day, this same day! The king of Babylon has fallen upon Jerusalem this same day. - The date given, namely, the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year after the carrying away of Jehoiachin (Eze 1:2), or what is the same thing, of the reign of Zedekiah, who was appointed king in his stead, is mentioned in Jer 52:4; Jer 39:1, and Kg2 25:1, as the day on which Nebuchadnezzar blockaded the city of Jerusalem by throwing up a rampart; and after the captivity this day was still kept as a fast-day in consequence (Zac 8:19). What was thus taking place at Jerusalem was revealed to Ezekiel on the Chaboras the very same day; and he was instructed to announce it to the exiles, "that they and the besieged might learn both from the time and the result, that the destruction of the city was not to be ascribed to chance or to the power of the Babylonians, but to the will of Him who had long ago foretold that, on account of the wickedness of the inhabitants, the city would be burned with fire; and that Ezekiel was a true prophet, because even when in Babylon, which was at so great a distance, he had known and had publicly announced the state of Jerusalem." The definite character of this prediction cannot be changed into a vaticinium post eventum, either by arbitrary explanations of the words, or by the unfounded hypothesis proposed by Hitzig, that the day was not set down in this definite form till after the event. - Writing the name of the day is equivalent to making a note of the day. The reason for this is given in Eze 24:2, namely, because Nebuchadnezzar had fallen upon Jerusalem on that very day. סמך signifies to support, hold up (his hand); and hence both here and in Psa 88:8 the meaning to press violently upon anything. The rendering "to draw near," which has been forced upon the word from the Syriac (Ges., Winer, and others), cannot be sustained.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

On the day on which the king of Babylon commenced the siege and blockade of Jerusalem, this event was revealed by God to Ezekiel on the Chaboras (Eze 24:1 and Eze 24:2); and he was commanded to predict to the people through the medium of a parable the fate of the city and its inhabitants (Eze 24:3-14). God then foretold to him the death of his own wife, and commanded him to show no sign of mourning on account of it. His wife died the following evening, and he did as he was commanded. When he was asked by the people the reason of this, he explained to them, that what he was doing was symbolical of the way in which they were to act when Jerusalem fell (Eze 24:15-24). The fall would be announced to the prophet by a fugitive, and then he would no longer remain mute, but would speak to the people again (Eze 24:25-27). - Apart, therefore, from the last three verses, this chapter contains two words of God, the first of which unfolds in a parable the approaching calamities, and the result of the siege of Jerusalem by the Chaldeans (Eze 24:1-14); whilst the second typifies by means of a sign the pain and mourning of Israel, namely, of the exiles at the destruction of the city with its sanctuary and its inhabitants. These two words of God, being connected together by their contents, were addressed to the prophet on the same day, and that, as the introduction (Eze 24:1 and Eze 24:2) expressly observes, the day on which the siege of Jerusalem by the king of Babylon began.

And the word of Jehovah came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth of the month, saying, Eze 24:2. Son of man, write for thyself the name of the day, this same day! The king of Babylon has fallen upon Jerusalem this same day. - The date given, namely, the tenth day of the tenth month of the ninth year after the carrying away of Jehoiachin (Eze 1:2), or what is the same thing, of the reign of Zedekiah, who was appointed king in his stead, is mentioned in Jer 52:4; Jer 39:1, and Kg2 25:1, as the day on which Nebuchadnezzar blockaded the city of Jerusalem by throwing up a rampart; and after the captivity this day was still kept as a fast-day in consequence (Zac 8:19). What was thus taking place at Jerusalem was revealed to Ezekiel on the Chaboras the very same day; and he was instructed to announce it to the exiles, "that they and the besieged might learn both from the time and the result, that the destruction of the city was not to be ascribed to chance or to the power of the Babylonians, but to the will of Him who had long ago foretold that, on account of the wickedness of the inhabitants, the city would be burned with fire; and that Ezekiel was a true prophet, because even when in Babylon, which was at so great a distance, he had known and had publicly announced the state of Jerusalem." The definite character of this prediction cannot be changed into a vaticinium post eventum, either by arbitrary explanations of the words, or by the unfounded hypothesis proposed by Hitzig, that the day was not set down in this definite form till after the event. - Writing the name of the day is equivalent to making a note of the day. The reason for this is given in Eze 24:2, namely, because Nebuchadnezzar had fallen upon Jerusalem on that very day. סמך signifies to support, hold up (his hand); and hence both here and in Psa 88:8 the meaning to press violently upon anything. The rendering "to draw near," which has been forced upon the word from the Syriac (Ges., Winer, and others), cannot be sustained.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
In the ninth year - Of Zedekiah's reign. Came unto me - The prophet was now in Babylon.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The ninth year - This prophecy was given in the ninth year of Zedekiah, about Thursday, the thirtieth of January, A.M. 3414; the very day in which the king of Babylon commenced the siege of Jerusalem.

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¹ In the ninth [08671] year [08141] of Zedekiah [06667] king [04428] of Judah [03063], in the tenth [06224] month [02320], came [0935] Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] and all his army [02428] against Jerusalem [03389], and they besieged [06696] it.

¹ And it came to pass in the ninth [08671] year [08141] of his reign [04427], in the tenth [06224] month [02320], in the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], that Nebuchadnezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] came [0935], he, and all his host [02428], against Jerusalem [03389], and pitched [02583] against it; and they built [01129] forts [01785] against it round about [05439].

¹⁹ Thus saith [0559] the LORD [03068] of hosts [06635]; The fast [06685] of the fourth [07243] month, and the fast [06685] of the fifth [02549], and the fast [06685] of the seventh [07637], and the fast [06685] of the tenth [06224], shall be to the house [01004] of Judah [03063] joy [08342] and gladness [08057], and cheerful [02896] feasts [04150]; therefore love [0157] the truth [0571] and peace [07965].

¹ And it came to pass in the seventh [07637] year [08141], in the fifth [02549] month, the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], that certain [0582] of the elders [02205] of Israel [03478] came [0935] to enquire [01875] of the LORD [03068], and sat [03427] before [06440] me.

⁸ Thou hast put away [07368] mine acquaintance [03045] far [07368] from me; thou hast made [07896] me an abomination [08441] unto them: I am shut up [03607], and I cannot come forth [03318].

² Son [01121] of man [0120], write [03789] thee the name [08034] of the day [03117], even of this same [06106] day [03117]: the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] set [05564] himself against Jerusalem [03389] this same [06106] day [03117].

⁴ And it came to pass in the ninth [08671] year [08141] of his reign [04427], in the tenth [06224] month [02320], in the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], that Nebuchadrezzar [05019] king [04428] of Babylon [0894] came [0935], he and all his army [02428], against Jerusalem [03389], and pitched [02583] against it, and built [01129] forts [01785] against it round about [05439].

² In the fifth [02568] day of the month [02320], which was the fifth [02549] year [08141] of king [04428] Jehoiachin's [03112] captivity [01546],

¹ Again in the ninth [08671] year [08141], in the tenth [06224] month [02320], in the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],

¹ Again in the ninth [08671] year [08141], in the tenth [06224] month [02320], in the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
² Son [01121] of man [0120], write [03789] thee the name [08034] of the day [03117], even of this same [06106] day [03117]: the king [04428] of Babylon [0894] set [05564] himself against Jerusalem [03389] this same [06106] day [03117].
³ And utter [04911] a parable [04912] unto the rebellious [04805] house [01004], and say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Set on [08239] a pot [05518], set it on [08239], and also pour [03332] water [04325] into it:
⁴ Gather [0622] the pieces [05409] thereof into it, even every good [02896] piece [05409], the thigh [03409], and the shoulder [03802]; fill [04390] it with the choice [04005] bones [06106].
⁵ Take [03947] the choice [04005] of the flock [06629], and burn [01754] also the bones [06106] under it, and make it boil [07570] well [07571], and let them seethe [01310] the bones [06106] of it therein [08432].
⁶ Wherefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Woe [0188] to the bloody [01818] city [05892], to the pot [05518] whose scum [02457] is therein, and whose scum [02457] is not gone out [03318] of it! bring it out [03318] piece [05409] by piece [05409]; let no lot [01486] fall [05307] upon it.
⁷ For her blood [01818] is in the midst [08432] of her; she set [07760] it upon the top [06706] of a rock [05553]; she poured [08210] it not upon the ground [0776], to cover [03680] it with dust [06083];
⁸ That it might cause fury [02534] to come up [05927] to take [05358] vengeance [05359]; I have set [05414] her blood [01818] upon the top [06706] of a rock [05553], that it should not be covered [03680].
⁹ Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Woe [0188] to the bloody [01818] city [05892]! I will even make the pile [04071] for fire great [01431].
¹⁰ Heap [07235] on wood [06086], kindle [01814] the fire [0784], consume [08552] the flesh [01320], and spice [07543] it well [04841], and let the bones [06106] be burned [02787].
¹¹ Then set [05975] it empty [07386] upon the coals [01513] thereof, that the brass [05178] of it may be hot [03179], and may burn [02787], and that the filthiness [02932] of it may be molten [05413] in it [08432], that the scum [02457] of it may be consumed [08552].
¹² She hath wearied [03811] herself with lies [08383], and her great [07227] scum [02457] went not forth [03318] out of her: her scum [02457] shall be in the fire [0784].
¹³ In thy filthiness [02932] is lewdness [02154]: because I have purged [02891] thee, and thou wast not purged [02891], thou shalt not be purged [02891] from thy filthiness [02932] any more, till I have caused my fury [02534] to rest [05117] upon thee.
¹⁴ I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it: it shall come to pass [0935], and I will do [06213] it; I will not go back [06544], neither will I spare [02347], neither will I repent [05162]; according to thy ways [01870], and according to thy doings [05949], shall they judge [08199] thee, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].

²⁵ Also, thou son [01121] of man [0120], shall it not be in the day [03117] when I take [03947] from them their strength [04581], the joy [04885] of their glory [08597], the desire [04261] of their eyes [05869], and that whereupon they set [04853] their minds [05315], their sons [01121] and their daughters [01323],
²⁶ That he that escapeth [06412] in that day [03117] shall come [0935] unto thee, to cause thee to hear [02045] it with thine ears [0241]?
²⁷ In that day [03117] shall thy mouth [06310] be opened [06605] to him which is escaped [06412], and thou shalt speak [01696], and be no more dumb [0481]: and thou shalt be a sign [04159] unto them; and they shall know [03045] that I am the LORD [03068].

¹⁵ Also the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
¹⁶ Son [01121] of man [0120], behold, I take away [03947] from thee the desire [04261] of thine eyes [05869] with a stroke [04046]: yet neither shalt thou mourn [05594] nor weep [01058], neither shall thy tears [01832] run down [0935].
¹⁷ Forbear [01826] to cry [0602], make [06213] no mourning [060] for the dead [04191], bind [02280] the tire of thine head [06287] upon thee, and put on [07760] thy shoes [05275] upon thy feet [07272], and cover [05844] not thy lips [08222], and eat [0398] not the bread [03899] of men [0582].
¹⁸ So I spake [01696] unto the people [05971] in the morning [01242]: and at even [06153] my wife [0802] died [04191]; and I did [06213] in the morning [01242] as I was commanded [06680].
¹⁹ And the people [05971] said [0559] unto me, Wilt thou not tell [05046] us what these things are to us, that thou doest [06213] so?
²⁰ Then I answered [0559] them, The word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],
²¹ Speak [0559] unto the house [01004] of Israel [03478], Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Behold, I will profane [02490] my sanctuary [04720], the excellency [01347] of your strength [05797], the desire [04261] of your eyes [05869], and that which your soul [05315] pitieth [04263]; and your sons [01121] and your daughters [01323] whom ye have left [05800] shall fall [05307] by the sword [02719].
²² And ye shall do [06213] as I have done [06213]: ye shall not cover [05844] your lips [08222], nor eat [0398] the bread [03899] of men [0582].
²³ And your tires [06287] shall be upon your heads [07218], and your shoes [05275] upon your feet [07272]: ye shall not mourn [05594] nor weep [01058]; but ye shall pine away [04743] for your iniquities [05771], and mourn [05098] one [0376] toward another [0251].
²⁴ Thus Ezekiel [03168] is unto you a sign [04159]: according to all that he hath done [06213] shall ye do [06213]: and when this cometh [0935], ye shall know [03045] that I am the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].

³ And utter [04911] a parable [04912] unto the rebellious [04805] house [01004], and say [0559] unto them, Thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Set on [08239] a pot [05518], set it on [08239], and also pour [03332] water [04325] into it:
⁴ Gather [0622] the pieces [05409] thereof into it, even every good [02896] piece [05409], the thigh [03409], and the shoulder [03802]; fill [04390] it with the choice [04005] bones [06106].
⁵ Take [03947] the choice [04005] of the flock [06629], and burn [01754] also the bones [06106] under it, and make it boil [07570] well [07571], and let them seethe [01310] the bones [06106] of it therein [08432].
⁶ Wherefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Woe [0188] to the bloody [01818] city [05892], to the pot [05518] whose scum [02457] is therein, and whose scum [02457] is not gone out [03318] of it! bring it out [03318] piece [05409] by piece [05409]; let no lot [01486] fall [05307] upon it.
⁷ For her blood [01818] is in the midst [08432] of her; she set [07760] it upon the top [06706] of a rock [05553]; she poured [08210] it not upon the ground [0776], to cover [03680] it with dust [06083];
⁸ That it might cause fury [02534] to come up [05927] to take [05358] vengeance [05359]; I have set [05414] her blood [01818] upon the top [06706] of a rock [05553], that it should not be covered [03680].
⁹ Therefore thus saith [0559] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069]; Woe [0188] to the bloody [01818] city [05892]! I will even make the pile [04071] for fire great [01431].
¹⁰ Heap [07235] on wood [06086], kindle [01814] the fire [0784], consume [08552] the flesh [01320], and spice [07543] it well [04841], and let the bones [06106] be burned [02787].
¹¹ Then set [05975] it empty [07386] upon the coals [01513] thereof, that the brass [05178] of it may be hot [03179], and may burn [02787], and that the filthiness [02932] of it may be molten [05413] in it [08432], that the scum [02457] of it may be consumed [08552].
¹² She hath wearied [03811] herself with lies [08383], and her great [07227] scum [02457] went not forth [03318] out of her: her scum [02457] shall be in the fire [0784].
¹³ In thy filthiness [02932] is lewdness [02154]: because I have purged [02891] thee, and thou wast not purged [02891], thou shalt not be purged [02891] from thy filthiness [02932] any more, till I have caused my fury [02534] to rest [05117] upon thee.
¹⁴ I the LORD [03068] have spoken [01696] it: it shall come to pass [0935], and I will do [06213] it; I will not go back [06544], neither will I spare [02347], neither will I repent [05162]; according to thy ways [01870], and according to thy doings [05949], shall they judge [08199] thee, saith [05002] the Lord [0136] GOD [03069].

¹ Again in the ninth [08671] year [08141], in the tenth [06224] month [02320], in the tenth [06218] day of the month [02320], the word [01697] of the LORD [03068] came unto me, saying [0559],