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21 And then[a] it was in the twelfth[b] year, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month of our exile, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me, saying,[c] “The city was destroyed!” 22 And the hand of Yahweh was on me on the evening before[d] the coming of the survivor, and he opened my mouth before the survivor came to me in the morning,[e] and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer[f] dumb.[g]

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 33:21 Literally “and it happened”
  2. Ezekiel 33:21 Literally “two of ten”
  3. Ezekiel 33:21 Literally “to say”
  4. Ezekiel 33:22 Literally “to the face of”
  5. Ezekiel 33:22 Literally “until coming to me in the morning”
  6. Ezekiel 33:22 Literally “and not I was dumb still”
  7. Ezekiel 33:22 Or “silent” or “speechless”

Explanation of Jerusalem’s Fall

21 On January 8,[a] during the twelfth year of our captivity, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!” 22 The previous evening the Lord had taken hold of me and given me back my voice. So I was able to speak when this man arrived the next morning.

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Footnotes

  1. 33:21 Hebrew On the fifth day of the tenth month, of the ancient Hebrew lunar calendar. This event occurred on January 8, 585 B.c.; also see note on 1:1.