Ezekiel 1:2

Ezekiel 1:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
• New International Version (NIV)On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
• English Standard Version (ESV)On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),
• New King James Version (NKJV)On the fifth day of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,

Context of Ezekiel 1:2

1In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin— 3the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him. 4I looked and saw a whirlwind coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber,

Ezekiel 1:2 word by word

בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הִ֚יא הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַחֲמִישִׁ֔ית לְגָל֖וּת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ יוֹיָכִֽין׃Read the interlinear

• On the fifthחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• day of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• itהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• was the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of the exileגָּלוּתgâlûth · captivityH1546
• of Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Jehoiachinיוֹיָכִיןyôyâkîyn · JehoiachinH3112

Cross-references for Ezekiel 1:2

• Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
• Ezekiel 20:1In the seventh year, on the tenth day of the fifth month, some of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and they sat down before me.
• Ezekiel 29:1In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 31:1In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
• Ezekiel 40:1In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month—in the fourteenth year after Jerusalem had been struck down—on that very day the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He took me there.
• 2 Kings 24:12Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Jehoiachin's captivity - Called also Jeconiah and Coniah; see 2 Kings 24:12. He was carried away by Nebuchadnezzar; see 2 Kings 24:14.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Jewish date. This verse and Ezekiel 1:3, which seem rather to interrupt the course of the narrative, may have been added by the prophet when he revised and put together the whole book. The word “captivity” (as in Ezekiel 1:1) refers to the “transportation” of the king and others from their native to foreign soil. This policy of settling a conquered people in lands distant from their home, begun by the Assyrians, was continued by the Persians and by…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin: The word of the Lord first came to Ezekiel in 593 BC. At that time, Judah was still partly independent (see Ezekiel Book Introduction, “Setting”). However, the Babylonians had already taken control of the nation in 597 BC. They had carried King Jehoiachin away into exile in Babylon. Jehoiachin’s uncle, Zedekiah, ruled Judah as a vassal of Babylon from 597 to 586 BC. A vassal was a king who ruled under…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Jehoiachin's captivity--In the third or fourth year of Jehoiakim, father of Jehoiachin, the first carrying away of Jewish captives to Babylon took place, and among them was Daniel. The second was under Jehoiachin, when Ezekiel was carried away. The third and final one was at the taking of Jerusalem under Zedekiah.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 1:2

• Ezekiel
• Jehoiachin

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• Living creatures
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• Bible, the
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• Ezekiel
• Luke, the Evangelist
• Prophecy; Prophets
• exile, exiled
• Jehoiachin

Commentaries on Ezekiel 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings