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“Sonבֶּןof man,אָדָםwrite down for yourselfכְּתָב לְךָthe nameאֶת שֵׁםof the day,הַיּוֹםthis very day;אֶת עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּהthe kingמֶלֶךְof Babylonבָּבֶלhas leanedסָמַךְagainst Jerusalemאֶל יְרוּשָׁלִַםon this very day.בְּעֶצֶם הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
Ezekiel 24:2
Study it in the app““Son of man, write down for yourself the name of the day, this very day; the king of Babylon has leaned against Jerusalem on this very day.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 24:2, word by word
- “Sonבֶּןben
human being
Literally "son of Adam": any person, a mortal.
Where else “ben” appears- of manאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- write down for yourselfכְּתָבketav
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “ketav” appears- the nameשֵׁםshem
name
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appears- of the dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- this very dayעֶצֶםetsem
very
With "day", it means "that very day", stressing that it happened right then.
Where else “etsem” appears- the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel
Babel, Babylon
See it on the mapWhere else “bavel” appears- has leanedסָמַךְsamach
lean on
To rest one's weight on something or someone so as not to fall; to support.
Where else “samach” appears- against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears
Translation note
“Has leaned against”: he has besieged the city.
Places in this verse
1Babylon
Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq
A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.
In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).
2Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1And the word of YHWH came to me in the ninth year, in the tenth month, on the tenth day of the month, saying,
2 · This verse (above)
3And speak a proverb to the rebellious house, and say to them: ‘Thus says Adonai YHWH: Set on the pot, set it on, and also pour water into it.