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Ezekiel 29:1
1On January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord:
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 January 7, during the tenth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord: 2“Son of man, turn and face Egypt and prophesy against Pharaoh the king and all the people of Egypt. 3Give them this message from the Sovereign Lord: “I am your enemy, O Pharaoh, king of Egypt— you great monster, lurking in the streams of the Nile. For you have said, ‘The Nile River is mine; I made it for myself.’
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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 April 26, the first day of the new year, during the twenty-seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord:
- Ezekiel 1:2This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity.
- Ezekiel 8:1Then on September 17, during the sixth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, while the leaders of Judah were in my home, the Sovereign Lord took hold of me.
- Ezekiel 20:1On August 14, during the seventh year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, some of the leaders of Israel came to request a message from the Lord. They sat down in front of me to wait for his reply.
- Ezekiel 26:1On February 3, during the twelfth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, this message came to me from the Lord:
- Ezekiel 40:1On April 28, during the twenty-fifth year of our captivity—fourteen years after the fall of Jerusalem—the Lord took hold of me.
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
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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
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