Ezekiel 24:1–2

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Ezekiel 24:1–2 is a prophetic passage in the Book of Ezekiel that dates and introduces a divine message about the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible verse passage
addressee Ezekiel
approximateHistoricalDate January 15, 588 BCE
authorTraditionallyAscribed Ezekiel
book Ezekiel
canonicalStatus canonical Scripture in Christianity
canonical Scripture in Judaism
chapter 24
citationStyle Ezek 24:1–2
dateFormula ninth year of the exile
tenth day of the month
tenth month
divineCommand Ezekiel is told to record the exact day
linked to: Ezekiel 24:1–2
functionInContext introduces the boiling pot parable in Ezekiel 24
genre judgment oracle introduction
prophetic oracle
historicalContext Babylonian exile
reign of King Zedekiah of Judah
includedIn Septuagint version of Ezekiel
linked to: Septuagint
language Biblical Hebrew
linked to: Hebrew
literaryRole heading for a judgment prophecy
locatedInText Nevi'im
linked to: Neviim

Prophets
mentionsEvent Babylonian siege of Jerusalem
partOf Book of Ezekiel
Christian Old Testament
Ezekiel 24
Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
primaryTheme announcement of divine judgment on Jerusalem
dating of the Babylonian siege of Jerusalem
records the day the king of Babylon laid siege to Jerusalem
relatedTo 2 Kings 25:1
Jeremiah 39:1
speaker YHWH
subjectMatter Jerusalem
king of Babylon
siege
testament Old Testament
theologicalTheme covenant judgment
divine foreknowledge
historical verification of prophecy
tradition Masoretic Text
usedAs chronological anchor for the fall of Jerusalem
usedIn Christian biblical exegesis
Jewish prophetic studies
verses 1–2

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Fast of the Tenth of Tevet biblicalSource Ezekiel 24:1–2
Ezekiel 24:1–2 divineCommand Ezekiel is told to record the exact day
linked to: Ezekiel 24:1–2