241 In the ninth year, in the tenth month on the tenth day, the word of the Lord came to me:
241 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,
241 In the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
241 The Message of God came to me in the ninth year, the tenth month, and the tenth day of the month:
241 Again, in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
241 On January 15, during the ninth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the Lord :
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 24:1
Commentary on Ezekiel 24:1-14
(Read Ezekiel 24:1-14)
The pot on the fire represented Jerusalem besieged by the Chaldeans: all orders and ranks were within the walls, prepared as a prey for the enemy. They ought to have put away their transgressions, as the scum, which rises by the heat of the fire, is taken from the top of the pot. But they grew worse, and their miseries increased. Jerusalem was to be levelled with the ground. The time appointed for the punishment of wicked men may seem to come slowly, but it will come surely. It is sad to think how many there are, on whom ordinances and providences are all lost.