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href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />On the fifth of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />This happened during the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the fifth <i>day</i> of the month, which <i>was</i> the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />On the fifth <i>day</i> of the month, which <i>was</i> in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />(On the fifth of the month in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />(On the fifth of the month in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin&#8217s exile,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />(On the fifth of the month in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />(On the fifth of the month in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />(On the fifth of the month, which was in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin&#8217s exile—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month, during the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiakin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />It was the fifth year since King Jehoiachin had been taken into exile.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month in the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's imprisonment in exile, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month?it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />(On the fifth day of the month--it was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile--<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s captivity, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the fifth of the month—it is the fifth year of the expulsion of King Jehoiachin—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the fifth of the month -- it is the fifth year of the removal of the king Jehoiachin -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the fifth to the month, this the fifth year to the captivity of king Jehoiachin,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month, the same was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joachin, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />On the fifth of the month, the same is the fifth year of the transmigration of king Joachin,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month—this was the fifth year of King Jehoiachin’s exile —<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin),<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the fifth day in the month of the fifth year of the captivity of Yoiakin, King of Judea<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />On the fifth day of the month; this was the fifth year of the captivity of king Joakim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=11" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/1.htm">Ezekiel's Vision by the River Kebar</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ba·ḥă·miš·šāh (Prep-b, Art:: Number-ms) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">On the fifth</a> <a href="/hebrew/2320.htm" title="2320: la·ḥō·ḏeš (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- New moon, a month. From chadash; the new moon; by implication, a month.">day of the month—</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/2549.htm" title="2549: ha·ḥă·mî·šîṯ (Art:: Number-ofs) -- Fifth. Or chamishshiy; ord. From chamesh; fifth; also a fifth.">was the fifth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: haš·šā·nāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/1546.htm" title="1546: lə·ḡā·lūṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- An exile. Feminine from galah; captivity; concretely, exiles.">of the exile</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of King</a> <a href="/hebrew/3112.htm" title="3112: yō·w·yā·ḵîn (N-proper-ms) -- Jehoiachin. A form of Yhowyakiyn; Jojakin, an Israelite king.">Jehoiachin—</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a></span><br />Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15-16</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a></span><br />In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-28.htm">Jeremiah 52:28</a></span><br />These are the people Nebuchadnezzar carried away: in the seventh year, 3,023 Jews;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31</a></span><br />On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Daniel 1:3-4</a></span><br />Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his court officials, to bring in some Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— / young men without blemish, handsome, gifted in all wisdom, knowledgeable, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the king’s palace—and to teach them the language and literature of the Chaldeans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-2</a></span><br />This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a></span><br />After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27</a></span><br />On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-12.htm">Matthew 1:12</a></span><br />After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-27.htm">Luke 3:27</a></span><br />the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-43.htm">Acts 7:43</a></span><br />You have taken along the tabernacle of Molech and the star of your god Rephan, the idols you made to worship. Therefore I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-48.htm">Acts 7:48</a></span><br />However, the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands. As the prophet says:</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin's captivity,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Ezekiel 8:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth <i>month</i>, in the fifth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>as</i> I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Ezekiel 20:1</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth <i>month</i>, the tenth <i>day</i> of the month, <i>that</i> certain of the elders of Israel came to inquire of the LORD, and sat before me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-1.htm">Ezekiel 29:1,17</a></b></br> In the tenth year, in the tenth <i>month</i>, in the twelfth <i>day</i> of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-34.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-33.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">Jehoiachin's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-22.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/jeremiah/29-31.htm">Removal</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Captivity</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-11.htm">Exile</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Fifth</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Jehoiachin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-6.htm">Jehoi'achin</a> <a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">Jehoiachin's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Month</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-9.htm">Prisoner</a> <a href="/ezekiel/12-11.htm">Removal</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-1.htm">The time of Ezekiel's prophecy at Chebar.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-4.htm">His vision of four cherubim;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-15.htm">of the four wheels;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">26. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/1-26.htm">and of the glory of God.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/1.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/ezekiel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/ezekiel/1.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>On the fifth day of the month</b><br>This phrase indicates a specific time, emphasizing the precision with which Ezekiel records his visions. The fifth day of the month suggests a structured calendar system, likely the Hebrew lunar calendar. This precision underscores the importance of the events being described and aligns with the prophetic tradition of marking significant revelations with exact dates.<p><b>it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin</b><br>The reference to the fifth year of King Jehoiachin's exile situates the vision within a historical context. Jehoiachin, king of Judah, was taken captive by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon in 597 BC, marking the beginning of the Babylonian exile for many Judeans. This exile was a pivotal event in Jewish history, fulfilling prophecies of judgment due to the nation's disobedience (<a href="/2_kings/24-10.htm">2 Kings 24:10-16</a>). The mention of Jehoiachin's exile highlights the fulfillment of God's warnings through earlier prophets and sets the stage for Ezekiel's role as a prophet during this period of national crisis. The exile serves as a backdrop for understanding the themes of judgment and restoration that permeate Ezekiel's prophecies.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet and priest, Ezekiel is the central figure in the book that bears his name. He was among the exiles taken to Babylon and received visions from God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_jehoiachin.htm">King Jehoiachin</a></b><br>The king of Judah who was taken into Babylonian captivity. His exile marks a significant point in Israel's history, as it represents the beginning of the Babylonian captivity.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/e/exile.htm">Exile</a></b><br>Refers to the period when the Israelites were taken captive by the Babylonians. This was a time of great trial and reflection for the Jewish people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile. Babylon is often seen as a symbol of worldly power and opposition to God's kingdom.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/f/fifth_year_of_exile.htm">Fifth Year of Exile</a></b><br>This specific time marker situates Ezekiel's vision within a historical context, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the exile and the need for hope and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_timing.htm">Understanding God's Timing</a></b><br>The specific mention of the "fifth year of the exile" reminds us that God works within history and time. We should trust His timing in our lives, even when we are in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_exile.htm">Hope in Exile</a></b><br>Just as the Israelites were in exile, Christians may feel like exiles in a world that opposes God's kingdom. We are called to maintain hope and faith, knowing that God has a plan for restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>King Jehoiachin's exile highlights the consequences of leadership that does not follow God's ways. It serves as a reminder of the importance of godly leadership in our communities and personal lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_trials.htm">Faithfulness in Trials</a></b><br>Ezekiel's prophetic ministry during the exile shows that God can use us powerfully even in challenging situations. We are encouraged to remain faithful and attentive to God's voice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/ezekiel_31's_place_in_babylon's_conquest.htm">How does Ezekiel 31 fit chronologically within the wider narrative of Babylonian conquest, and are there any historical inconsistencies? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_align_ezekiel_30_20-21_with_history.htm">Given Ezekiel 30:20–21’s emphasis on the timing of events near the Pharaoh’s fall, how do we reconcile the prophecy’s sequence with the reported chronology from extrabiblical sources?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_babylonian_captivity.htm">What are the Babylonian Captivity and Exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_ezekiel_1_vision_evidence-based_or_myth.htm">Is there archaeological or historical evidence supporting Ezekiel’s vivid vision in Ezekiel 1, or does it seem purely mythological?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The fifth year of King Jehoiachin's captivity.</span> The date of this deportation stands as <span class="date">B.C. 599</span> (<a href="/2_kings/24-8.htm">2 Kings 24:8-16</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/36-9.htm">2 Chronicles 36:9, 10</a>), and thus brings us to <span class="date">B.C. 595/4</span> as the time of Ezekiel's first vision. It was for him and for his fellow exiles a natural starting point to reckon from. It would have been, in one sense, as natural to reckon from the beginning of Zedekiah's reign, as Jeremiah does (<a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1, 2</a>), but Ezekiel does not recognize that prince - who was, as it were, a mere satrap under Nebuchadnezzar - as a true king, and throughout his book systematically adheres to this era (<a href="/ezekiel/8-1.htm">Ezekiel 8:1</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/20-1.htm">Ezekiel 20:1</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/24-1.htm">Ezekiel 24:1</a>, <span class="accented">et al.</span>). About this time, but a year before, the false prophets of Judah were prophesying the overthrow of Babylon and the return of Jeconiah within two years (<a href="/jeremiah/28-3.htm">Jeremiah 28:3</a>), and the expectations thus raised were probably shared by many of Ezekiel's companions in exile, while he himself adhered to the counsels of the leter which Jeremiah had sent (<a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-23</a>) to the Jews of the Captivity. To one who felt himself thus apart from his brethren, musing over many things, and perhaps perplexed with the conflict of prophetic voices, there was given, in the "visions of God" which he relates, the guidance that he needed. They did not break in, we may well believe, suddenly and without preparation on the normal order of his life. Like other prophets, he felt, even before his call, the burdens of his time. and vexed his soul with the ungodly deeds of these among whom he lived. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">On the fifth</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(ba·ḥă·miš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day of the month—</span><br /><span class="heb">לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(la·ḥō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2320.htm">Strong's 2320: </a> </span><span class="str2">The new moon, a month</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֚יא</span> <span class="translit">(hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was the fifth</span><br /><span class="heb">הַחֲמִישִׁ֔ית</span> <span class="translit">(ha·ḥă·mî·šîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Number - ordinal feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2549.htm">Strong's 2549: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fifth, a fifth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">הַשָּׁנָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(haš·šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the exile</span><br /><span class="heb">לְגָל֖וּת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḡā·lūṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1546.htm">Strong's 1546: </a> </span><span class="str2">Captivity, exiles</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of King</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jehoiachin—</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹיָכִֽין׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·yā·ḵîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3112.htm">Strong's 3112: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoiachin </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/1-2.htm">Ezekiel 1:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/1-2.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 1:2 In the fifth day of the month (Ezek. 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