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:
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, 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,

Context of Ezekiel 29:1

On the twelfth day of the tenth month in the tenth year, the Lord spoke his word to me. He said, 2“Son of man, turn to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3Tell him, ‘This is what the Almighty Lord says: I’m against you, Pharaoh, king of Egypt. You are like a monster crocodile lying in the Nile River. You say, “The Nile River is mine. 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 29:17On the first day of the first month in the twenty-seventh year, the Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
• Ezekiel 1:2On the fifth day of the month, during the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiakin,
• Ezekiel 8:1On the fifth day of the sixth month in the sixth year, I was sitting in my home. Judah’s leaders were sitting in front of me. The power of the Almighty Lord came over me.
• Ezekiel 20:1On the tenth day of the fifth month in the seventh year, some of the leaders of Israel came to ask for the Lord’s help. They sat in front of me.
• Ezekiel 26:1On the first day of the month in the eleventh year, the Lord spoke his word to me. He said,
• Ezekiel 40:1It was the tenth day of the month in the beginning of the twenty-fifth year of our captivity and fourteen years after Jerusalem was captured. At that time the Lord’s power came over me, and he brought me to Jerusalem.

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