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It happened in the eleventh year, in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

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God's Word in Real Time

Commentators highlight that this prophecy is precisely dated to the 11th year of the exile, the same year Jerusalem fell. While the exact month is debated, the timing is clearly linked to Tyre's celebration of Jerusalem's downfall. This historical precision demonstrates that God's word is not a vague myth, but a direct intervention in specific, real-world events.

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Ezekiel

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Ezekiel 26:1

18th Century

Theologian

Prophecies against Tyre. The siege of Tyre lasted thirteen years, beginning in 585 b.c., about three years after the capture of Jerusalem. While be…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Ezekiel 26:1

19th Century

Bishop

In the first day of the month. —The year was that in which Jerusalem fell (2 Kings 25:2–4; [Reference 2 Kings…

John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 26:1

17th Century

Pastor

And it came to pass in the eleventh year Of Jehoiachin's captivity and Zedekiah's reign, the same year that Jerusalem was…

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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 26:1–14

17th Century

Minister

To be secretly pleased with the death or decay of others when we are likely to benefit from it, or with their fall when we may prosper from it, is …