¹In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ²“Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem. ³Now speak a parable to this rebellious house and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ⁴Put in the pieces of meat, ⁵Take the choicest of the flock ⁶Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ⁷For the blood she shed is still within her; ⁸In order to stir up wrath ⁹Yes, this is what the Lord GOD says: ¹⁰Pile on the logs and kindle the fire; ¹¹Set the empty pot on its coals ¹²It has frustrated every effort; ¹³Because of the indecency of your uncleanness ¹⁴I, the LORD, have spoken;