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Ezekiel 26:1
In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord addresses Ezekiel on the first day of the eleventh month in the twelfth year. This precise dating marks the historical moment when divine revelation begins regarding Tyre.
The words — The text highlights דְבַר (de.var), meaning “the word of,” and הָיָה (ha.Yah), meaning “it came,” to record the arrival of divine communication. These terms anchor the revelation in a specific chronological framework rather than abstract prophecy.
The thread — This chronological formula appears in Ezekiel 20:1, Jeremiah 39:2, and Ezekiel 1:2 to date prophetic encounters. Each reference ties divine speech to a specific political or historical event.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to recognize that divine revelation is anchored in concrete history rather than abstract timing. It demands attention to the precise moment God addresses human political ambition.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Cross-references
- 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.
- Jeremiah 39:2 And on the ninth day of the fourth month of Zedekiah’s eleventh year, the city was breached.
- Ezekiel 1:2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
- 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.