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And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth [month], in the fifth [day] of the month, [that] one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten.
Ezekiel 33:21 — KJV
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Ezekiel 33:21
King James Version (KJV)
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Ezekiel 33:21
Verse 21 of 33
Commentary
Commentary on Ezekiel 33:21
Theological / DevotionalIn the twelfth year. That is, of Jehoiachin’s captivity (see on ch. 1:2). We cannot be certain what system of year reckoning was followed by Ezekiel. Many scholars believe that he used the spring-to-spring reckoning such as was current in Babylon, though it is possible that he followed the Jewish fall-to-fall reckoning. There is uncertainty also as to whether the years of Jehoiachin’s captivity should be counted by inclusive reckoning (see Vol. II, pp. 136, 137) or noninclusively.
If the years of the captivity are reckoned noninclusively, by either the spring-to-spring or the fall-to-fall year, the 5th day of the 10th month can be dated in Jan., 585, about six months after the fall of the city in July, 586. (But if the years are counted inclusively, the arrival of the bad news must be dated in Jan., 586, which is too early if Jerusalem fell in July, 586.) For 586 as the year of the city’s fall, see Vol. II, pp. 160, 161; for 587, held by some, see Vol. Ill, pp. 92, 93.
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