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Ezekiel 32:17

15 ‘When I make the land of Egypt a desolation and empty it of all that filled it, when I strike down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD.’

16 This is the lament they will chant for her; the daughters of the nations will chant it. Over Egypt and all her multitudes they will chant it, declares the Lord GOD.”

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

18 “Son of man, wail for the multitudes of Egypt, and consign her and the daughters of the mighty nations to the depths of the earth with those who descend to the Pit:

19 Whom do you surpass in beauty? Go down and be placed with the uncircumcised!

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BSB
In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
KJV
It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
WEB
Also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth day of the month, the LORD’s word came to me, saying,
ASV
It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the fifteenth [day] of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
DARBY
And it came to pass in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
BLB
And it came to pass, in the twelfth year, on the fifteenth of the month, that the word of YHWH came to me, saying:
ÅB
I det tolvte år, på den femtende dag i måneden, kom Herrens ord til meg, og det lød så:
OTB
I det tolvte året, på den femtende dagen i måneden, kom Herrens ord til meg, og det lød:
B1930
I det tolvte år, på den femtende dag i måneden, kom Herrens ord til mig, og det lød så:

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 32:1

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

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  • Ezekiel 33:21

    In the twelfth year of our exile, on the fifth day of the tenth month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!”

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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 1:2

    On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

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