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It happened in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first [day] of the month, that the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
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God's Precise Timing
Commentators highlight the specific date of this prophecy—about 1.5 years after Jerusalem's destruction. This wasn't a random date; it was a time when Babylon's path to invade Egypt was clear. This shows that God's prophetic word is intentionally timed to intersect with human history in a powerful way.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
In the twelfth month - About one year and seven months after the destruction of Jerusalem. In the meantime, the murder of Gedaliah and the f…
19th Century
Anglican
In the twelfth year.— This was one year and between six and seven months after the destruction of Jerusalem, and when, therefore, …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass in the twelfth year Of Jeconiah's captivity, above a year and a half after the taking of Jerusal…
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