Ezekiel 29:1
In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
What it says
In the tenth year, tenth month, and twelfth day, the word of the LORD comes to Ezekiel.
What it is doing
This verse dates the opening oracle against Egypt.
In context
1In the tenth year, on the twelfth day of the tenth month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, 2“Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt. 3Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: 4But I will put hooks in your jaws 5I will leave you in the desert, 6Then all the people of Egypt 7When Israel took hold of you with their hands,