In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
Parallel translations
- WEB In the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- KJV And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
- BSB In the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- NKJV And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, on the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
- NLT On March 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord:
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Quick answer
A new dated oracle arrives in the twelfth year, calling Ezekiel to lament over Pharaoh. The precise dating anchors the prophecy as real history under God's appointed timing.
Overview
This verse opens the final oracle against Egypt with a specific date, roughly 585 BC, near the fall of Jerusalem. Ezekiel's prophecies are carefully dated to show they were given before the events and fulfilled in time, demonstrating that the word came from God. What follows is a formal lamentation over Pharaoh's coming downfall.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- Ezek 32:17Also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- Ezek 30:20In the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- Ezek 33:21In the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, one who had escaped out of Jerusalem came to me, saying, The city has been struck.
- Ezek 1:2In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
- Ezek 29:17It came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- Ezek 29:1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
- Ezek 31:1In the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first day of the month, Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
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