In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, "The city has fallen."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The date shows an interval of 112 years from the taking of Jerusalem (Jeremiah 52:12). The general news that the city was taken must ha…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

In the twelfth year.— Compare 2 Kings 25:8; Jeremiah 52:12. It was now a year and five months since the fin…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity Of Jeconiah's captivity, when Ezekiel with others were carried i…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Those are unteachable indeed, who do not learn their dependence upon God, when all creature-comforts fail. Many claim an interest in the blessings …

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