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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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Ezekiel

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Ezekiel 32:1

18th Century

Theologian

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…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Ezekiel 32:1

19th Century

Bishop

In the twelfth year.— This was one year and between six and seven months after the destruction of Jerusalem, and when, therefore, …

John Gill

John Gill

On Ezekiel 32:1

17th Century

Pastor

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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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Ezekiel 32:1–16

17th Century

Minister

It is fitting for us to weep and tremble for those who will not weep and tremble for themselves. Great oppressors are, in God's account, no better …