[2] Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, that is, 4Q75 (4QEzekc; 100–50 BCE) with extant verses 2–3.

[3][4][5][6] There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BC.

Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B;

[1] Cross reference: 2 Kings 25:1–3; Jeremiah 39:1–2; Jeremiah 52:1–6 The mashal,[16] or the parable to the rebellious house is the oracle revealed to Ezekiel the prophet against the city of Jerusalem the same day the king of Babylon started his siege against it.

On the death of his wife, the prophet abstains from all mourning, providing "a sign of the silent stupefaction which the news of the city’s fall will occasion".