Ezekiel 24:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)““Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.”
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““Son of man, write down today’s date, for on this very day the king of Babylon has laid siege to Jerusalem.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this selfsame day: the king of Babylon drew close unto Jerusalem this selfsame day.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Son of man, write for thee the name of the day--this self-same day leaned hath the king of Babylon toward Jerusalem in this self-same day--”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 24:2 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 25:1So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
- Isaiah 8:1Then the LORD said to me, “Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary stylus: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
- Isaiah 30:8Go now, write it on a tablet in their presence and inscribe it on a scroll; it will be for the days to come, a witness forever and ever.
- Jeremiah 39:1In the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army and laid siege to the city.
- Jeremiah 52:4So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.
- Habakkuk 2:2Then the LORD answered me: “Write down this vision and clearly inscribe it on tablets, so that a herald may run with it.
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