Yehezkiel 20:1

Israel’s Rebellion

20:1 In the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, ¹  some of the elders ²  of Israel came to seek ³  the Lord, and they sat down in front of me.

Yehezkiel 29:13

29:13 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: At the end of forty years ⁴  I will gather Egypt from the peoples where they were scattered.

Yehezkiel 33:21

The Fall of Jerusalem

33:21 In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth of the month, ⁵  a refugee came to me from Jerusalem ⁶  saying, “The city has been defeated!” ⁷ 

Yehezkiel 42:4

42:4 In front of the chambers was a walkway on the inner side, 17½ feet ⁸  wide at a distance of 1¾ feet, ⁹  and their entrances were on the north.

[20:1]  ¹ sn The date would be August 14th, 591 b.c. The seventh year is the seventh year of Jehoiachin’s exile.

[20:1]  ² tn Heb “men from the elders.”

[20:1]  ³ tn See the note at 14:3.

[29:13]  ⁴ sn In Ezek 4:4-8 it was said that the house of Judah would suffer forty years.

[33:21]  ⁵ tn January 19, 585 b.c.

[33:21]  ⁶ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[33:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “smitten.”

[42:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “ten cubits” (i.e., 5.25 meters).

[42:4]  ⁹ tc Heb “one cubit” (i.e., 52.5 cm). The LXX and the Syriac read “one hundred cubits” (= 175 feet).