Ezekiel 24:2
What does Ezekiel 24:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Ezekiel 24:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Son 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Son 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Son 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Son of man, put down in writing this very day: The king of Babylon let loose the weight of his attack against Jerusalem on this very day.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862`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--
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Son of man, write thee the name of this day, on which the king of Babylon hath set himself against Jerusalem to day.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Son of man, write thee the name of the day, of this selfsame day: on this selfsame day the king of Babylon draws near to Jerusalem.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 25:1
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.
- Jeremiah 39:1
(in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, came Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and besieged it;
- Isaiah 30:8
Now go, write it before them on a tablet, and inscribe it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever.
- Habakkuk 2:2
And Jehovah answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that readeth it.
- Isaiah 8:1
And Jehovah said unto me, Take thee a great tablet, and write upon it with the pen of a man, For Maher-shalal-hash-baz;
- Jeremiah 52:4
And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and encamped against it; and they built forts against it round about.
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