² Son 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.

¹ Now in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round the town.

¹ And it came about, that when Jerusalem was taken, (in the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, with all his army, came against Jerusalem, shutting it in on every side;

⁴ And in the ninth year of his rule, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, came against Jerusalem with all his army and took up his position before it, building earthworks all round it.

¹ And the Lord said to me, Take a great writing-board, and on it put down in common letters, Maher-shalal-hash-baz;

⁸ Now go, put it in writing before them on a board, and make a record of it in a book, so that it may be for the future, a witness for all time to come.

⁹ For they are an uncontrolled people, false-hearted, who will not give ear to the teaching of the Lord:

² And the Lord gave me an answer, and said, Put the vision in writing and make it clear on stones, so that the reader may go quickly.

³ For the vision is still for the fixed time, and it is moving quickly to the end, and it will not be false: even if it is slow in coming, go on waiting for it; because it will certainly come, it will not be kept back.