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Ezekiel 30:20

Eleven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the Lord spoke to me on the seventh day of the first month. He said:

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Prophecy;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ethiopia;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Repentance;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ezekiel;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ezekiel;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
Hebrew Names Version
It happened in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
King James Version
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,
English Standard Version
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
New American Standard Bible
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Century Version
It was in the eleventh year of our captivity, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month. The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:
Amplified Bible
In the eleventh year [after King Jehoiachin was taken to Babylon], in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
World English Bible
It happened in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in the eleuenth yeere, in the first moneth, and in the seuenth day of the moneth, the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of the LORD came to me saying,
Legacy Standard Bible
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me saying,
Berean Standard Bible
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Complete Jewish Bible
On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year, the word of Adonai came to me:
Darby Translation
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], on the seventh of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Easy-to-Read Version
On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year of exile, the word of the Lord came to me. He said,
George Lamsa Translation
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Good News Translation
On the seventh day of the first month of the eleventh year of our exile, the Lord spoke to me.
Lexham English Bible
And then in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Literal Translation
And it happened in the eleventh year, in the first month in the seventh of the month, the Word of Jehovah was to me, saying,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It happened in the xi. yeare, vpon the seueth daye of ye first Moneth, yt the LORDES worde came vnto me, sayege:
American Standard Version
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
Bible in Basic English
Now in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying:
King James Version (1611)
And it came to passe in the eleuenth yeere, in the first moneth, in the seuenth day of the moneth, that the word of the Lord came vnto me, saying,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in the eleuenth yere, vpon the seuenth day of the first moneth, the worde of the Lorde came vnto me, saying:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
English Revised Version
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And it was doon in the enleuenthe yeer, in the firste monethe, in the seuenthe dai of the moneth, the word of the Lord was maad to me,
Update Bible Version
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Webster's Bible Translation
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh [day] of the month, [that] the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New English Translation
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
New King James Version
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, that the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
New Living Translation
On April 29, during the eleventh year of King Jehoiachin's captivity, this message came to me from the Lord :
New Life Bible
On the seventh day of the first month in the eleventh year, the Word of the Lord came to me saying,
New Revised Standard
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass in the eleventh year in the first month on the seventh of the month, that the word of Yahweh came unto me. saying:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day of the month, that the word of the Lord came, me, saying:
Revised Standard Version
In the eleventh year, in the first month, on the seventh day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me:
Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the eleventh year, in the first [month], in the seventh of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying: `Son of man,
THE MESSAGE
In the eleventh year, on the seventh day of the first month, God 's Message came to me:

Contextual Overview

20 Eleven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the Lord spoke to me on the seventh day of the first month. He said: 21 Ezekiel, son of man, I, the Lord , have defeated the king of Egypt! I broke his arm, and no one has wrapped it or put it in a sling, so that it could heal and get strong enough to hold a sword. 22 So tell him that I am now his worst enemy. I will break both his arms—the good one and the broken one! His sword will drop from his hand forever, 23 and I will scatter the Egyptians all over the world. 24I will strengthen the power of Babylonia's king and give him my sword to use against Egypt. I will also make the wounded king of Egypt powerless, and he will moan in pain and die in front of the Babylonian king. Then everyone on earth will know that I am the Lord . 26 I will force the Egyptians to live as prisoners in foreign nations, and they will know that I, the Lord , have punished them.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3416, bc 588, Ezekiel 1:2, Ezekiel 26:1, Ezekiel 29:1, Ezekiel 29:17

Reciprocal: Ezekiel 20:1 - in the seventh Ezekiel 31:1 - in the eleventh Ezekiel 32:1 - in the twelfth

Cross-References

Genesis 29:34
When Leah's third son was born, she said, "Now my husband will hold me close." So this son was named Levi.
Genesis 30:15
but Leah said, "It's bad enough that you stole my husband! Now you want my son's love flowers too." "All right," Rachel answered. "Let me have the flowers, and you can sleep with Jacob tonight."
Genesis 35:23
Jacob had twelve sons while living in northern Syria. His first-born Reuben was the son of Leah, who later gave birth to Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun. Leah's servant Zilpah had two sons: Gad and Asher. Jacob and his wife Rachel had Joseph and Benjamin. Rachel's servant woman Bilhah had two more sons: Dan and Naphtali.
Genesis 49:13
Zebulun, you will settle along the seashore and provide safe harbors as far north as Sidon.
Judges 4:10
where Barak called together the troops from Zebulun and Naphtali. Ten thousand soldiers gathered there, and Barak led them out from Kedesh. Deborah went too.
Judges 5:14
Troops came from Ephraim, where Amalekites once lived. Others came from Benjamin; officers and leaders came from Machir and Zebulun.
Psalms 68:27
The small tribe of Benjamin leads the way, followed by the leaders from Judah. Then come the leaders from Zebulun and Naphtali.
Matthew 4:13
But instead of staying in Nazareth, Jesus moved to Capernaum. This town was beside Lake Galilee in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass in the eleventh year,.... Of Zedekiah's reign, and Jehoiachin's captivity; some little time after the prophecy in Ezekiel 19:1, here the prophecies come into their order again, being interrupted by those of a much later date, at the end of the preceding chapter, and the former part of this:

in the first month, in the seventh day of the month; the month Nisan, which answers to part of March, and part of April; the seventh day must be about the twenty ninth of March; but, according to Bishop Usher m, it was on the twenty sixth of April, on the third day of the week (Tuesday), in 3416 A.M. or before Christ 588: this was given out three months and two days before Jerusalem was taken:

that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying; as follows:

m Annales Vet. Test. A. M. 3416.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Fourth prophecy against Egypt spoken three months before the capture of Jerusalem Ezekiel 26:1, and three months after the prophecy of Ezekiel 29:1. Meantime, Pharaoh-Hophra’s attempt on Jerusalem had been foiled, and the Egyptians driven back into their own country (Jeremiah 37:5 note).

Ezekiel 30:21

I have broken - Especially by the defeat at Carchemish.

A roller - Or, a bandage.

Ezekiel 30:22

The strong - Such power as Egypt yet retained at home and abroad.

That which was broken - The power which Egypt aimed at ineffectually, the conquest of Palestine and Syria.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Ezekiel 30:20. In the eleventh year, in the first month, in the seventh day — This was the eleventh year of the captivity of Jeconiah, and the date here answers to April 26, A.M. 3416; a prophecy anterior by several years to that already delivered. In collecting the writings of Ezekiel, more care was taken to put all that related to one subject together, than to attend to chronological arrangement.


 
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