Ezekiel 30:20

20 On the seventh day of the first month in the eleventh year, the LORD spoke his word to me. He said,

Ezekiel 30:20 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 30:20

And it came to pass in the eleventh year
Of Zedekiah's reign, and Jehoiachin's captivity; some little time after the prophecy in ( Ezekiel 19:1 ) , here the prophecies come into their order again, being interrupted by those of a much later date, at the end of the preceding chapter, and the former part of this: in the first month, in the seventh day of the month;
the month Nisan, which answers to part of March, and part of April; the seventh day must be about the twenty ninth of March; but, according to Bishop Usher ^F13, it was on the twenty sixth of April, on the third day of the week (Tuesday), in 3416 A.M. or before Christ 588: this was given out three months and two days before Jerusalem was taken: that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying;
as follows:

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 Annales Vet. Test. A. M. 3416.

Ezekiel 30:20 In-Context

18 At Tahpanhes the day will turn dark when I break Egypt's power. Egypt's strong army will be defeated. Clouds will cover Egypt, and people from its villages will go into exile.

19 Then they will know that I am the LORD, because I will bring punishment on Egypt.'"

20 On the seventh day of the first month in the eleventh year, the LORD spoke his word to me. He said,

21 "Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. His arm isn't bandaged, so it can't heal and be strong enough to hold a sword.

22 "This is what the Almighty LORD says: I'm against Pharaoh, king of Egypt. I will break both his arms, the healthy one and the broken one. I will make the sword fall from his hand.