Ezekiel 40:1In the five and twentieth year of our captivity, in the beginning of the year, in the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after that the city was struck, in the same day, the hand of Yahweh was on me, and he brought me there.
The setting
Babylon, April 28, 573 BC (exact date calculated). Ezekiel, now 50, gets his greatest vision. Modern Iraq...
The emotion here: reverent precision, carefully recording an overwhelming divine encounter
The original word
yad (יַד) — hand of Yahweh, meaning overwhelming divine power taking control
Why it matters
Ezekiel gives the most precise date in the entire Bible — month, day, and year markers
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 40:1
This happens exactly 25 years after his first exile — a jubilee anniversary
Common misconceptionPeople skip over all these dates as boring. But Ezekiel is saying 'This wasn't a dream — it happened on THIS exact day, at THIS exact time in our exile.'
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 40:1 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 40:1 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Ezekiel. The dominant emotion in this verse is starting, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the vision genre of biblical literature. Key themes include chronology, exile duration, divine timing. Notable phrases: twenty fifth year; captivity. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same starting
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— Genesis 1:1
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— Genesis 1:3
“I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.”
— Philippians 4:13
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and t…”
— Acts 1:8
“Peter said to them, "Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receiv…”
— Acts 2:38
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