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Ezekiel 1:2

Jehoiachin

1 In 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—

3 the 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.

4 I 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,

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BSB
On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
KJV
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
WEB
In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,
ASV
In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin`s captivity,
DARBY
On the fifth of the month, (it was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,)
BLB
On the fifth of the month—it [was] the fifth year of the captivity of king Jehoiachin—
ÅB
På den femte dag i måneden - det var det femte år etter at kong Jojakin var blitt bortført -
OTB
På den femte dagen i måneden, i det femte året av kong Jojakins eksil,
B1930
På den femte dag i måneden - det var det femte år efterat kong Jojakin var blitt bortført -

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Kings 24:12–15

    Jehoiachin 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.

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  • Ezekiel 8:1

    In 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.

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  • Ezekiel 20:1

    In 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.

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  • Ezekiel 40:1

    In 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.

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  • Ezekiel 29:17

    In the twenty-seventh year, on the first day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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  • Ezekiel 31:1

    In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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  • Ezekiel 29:1

    In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

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