Ezekiel 29:1

Ezekiel 29:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the Lord came to me:
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
• New Living Translation (NLT)On January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord:

Context of Ezekiel 29:1

In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me: 2"Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; 3speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God: "Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lies in the midst of his streams, that says, 'My Nile is my own; I made it for myself.'

Ezekiel 29:1 word by word

בַּשָּׁנָה֙ הָעֲשִׂירִ֔ית בָּעֲשִׂרִ֕י בִּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ר לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the tenthעֲשִׂירִי‛ăώîyrîy · tenthH6224
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• in the twelfthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• in the twelfthשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• of the monthחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · monthH2320
• the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• came unto me, sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Ezekiel 29:1

• Ezekiel 29:17In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
• Ezekiel 1:2On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),
• Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I sat in my house, with the elders of Judah sitting before me, the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.
• Ezekiel 20:1In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the Lord, and sat before me.
• Ezekiel 26:1In the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
• 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 the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brought me to the city.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the tenth year - Of Zedekiah; and tenth of the captivity of Jeconiah. The ten month, in the twelfth day of the month - Answering to Monday, the first of February, A.M. 3415.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The tenth year - Jerusalem had been besieged, but not taken. Jeremiah delivered his prophecy against Egypt, about the time when the approach of Pharaoh Hophra‘s army caused the Chaldaeans for the time to raise the siege Jeremiah 37:5. This was the solitary instance of Egypt meddling with the affairs of Palestine or Syria after the battle of Carchemish (compare 2 Kings 24:7); it met with speedy punishment.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The desolation of Egypt. (Ezek 29:1-16) Also a promise of mercy to Israel. (Ezek 29:17-21) Verses 1-16 Worldly, carnal minds pride themselves in their property, forgetting that whatever we have, we received it from God, and should use it for God. Why, then, do we boast? Self is the great idol which all the world worships, in contempt of God and his sovereignty. God can force men out of that in which they are most secure and easy. Such a one, and all that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1This day in the tenth year since the exile of Jehoiachin was approximately one year after the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-21This is the last of the world kingdoms against which Ezekiel's prophecies are directed, and occupies the largest space in them, namely, the next four chapters. Though farther off than Tyre, it exercised a more powerful influence on Israel. 2. Pharaoh--a common name of all the kings of Egypt, meaning "the sun"; or, as others say, a "crocodile," which was worshipped in parts of Egypt (compare Eze 29:3). Hophra or Apries was on the throne at this time. His…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 29:1

• Prophecy
• Tebeth

In the dictionaries

• Diminish
• Egypt
• Stick
• Isaiah

Commentaries on Ezekiel 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• 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