Ezekiel 29:1In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
The setting
Tel-Aviv, Iraq, January 7, 587 BC. Ezekiel receives a specific dated word about Egypt while Jerusalem is under siege 900 miles away...
The emotion here: alert and ready to receive whatever God would reveal
The original word
dāḇār (דבר) — not just 'word' but active, powerful communication that changes reality
Why it matters
This date was exactly 6 months before Jerusalem fell — God was already planning Egypt's judgment
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What most readers miss in Ezekiel 29:1
The precise dating shows God's words come at exactly the right moment in history's timeline
Common misconceptionPeople think dating formulas are boring, but they show God works within real human history, not mythical time.
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 29:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 29:1 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine revelation, prophetic timing. Notable phrases: tenth year; word of Yahweh came.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
Your reflection
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