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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,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The text records a divine message delivered to Ezekiel in the twenty-seventh year of exile, on the first day of the first month, immediately following the oracle concerning Egypt.
The words — The Hebrew phrase בְּעֶשְׂרִים וָשֶׁבַע שָׁנָה (be-'esrim va-sheva' shanah) literally renders "in twenty and seven year," fixing the prophecy to a precise chronological point.
The thread — This dating formula repeats the prophetic chronology established in Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 24:1, and Ezekiel 29:1, creating a continuous historical ledger for the delivered judgments.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to acknowledge that divine speech operates within recorded history, demanding that the prophetic timeline be treated as a factual record rather than a symbolic device.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 29:1 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 1:2 On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
- Ezekiel 24:1 In the ninth year, on the tenth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,