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Ezekiel 32:1
In the twelfth year, on the first day of the twelfth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Lord speaks directly to Ezekiel, delivering a prophetic message on the first day of the twelfth month of the twelfth year. The immediate context shows this introduction precedes a lament directed at Pharaoh king of Egypt.
The words — שָנָ֔ה (sha.Nah) translates to year, and חֹ֖דֶשׁ (Cho.desh) translates to month. These terms anchor the prophecy in a specific chronological marker rather than abstract timing.
The thread — This precise dating formula recurs in Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 30:20, and Ezekiel 32:17. Each instance marks a distinct moment when the Lord's word interrupts the prophet's timeline for a specific judgment or revelation.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to track divine action within recorded history rather than dismissing prophecy as timeless allegory. The text demands attention to when God speaks, establishing that judgment follows His measured chronology.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
Cross-references
- Ezekiel 30:20 In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- Ezekiel 32:17 In the twelfth year, on the fifteenth day of the 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 29:1 In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- 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,
- Ezekiel 31:1 In the eleventh year, on the first day of the third month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
- 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!”