The Meaning of Ezekiel 29:17 Explained

Ezekiel 29:17

KJV: And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, in the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the twenty and seventh year, in the first month, in the first of the month, hath a word of Jehovah been unto me, saying:

Darby: And it came to pass in the twenty-seventh year, in the first month, on the first of the month, that the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

ASV: And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month , in the first day of the month, the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it came to pass in the seven  and twentieth  year,  in the first  [month], in the first  [day] of the month,  the word  of the LORD  came unto me, saying, 

What does Ezekiel 29:17 Mean?

Study Notes

first month
i.e. April.

Verse Meaning

Ezekiel received another message from the Lord about Egypt"s judgment on April26 , 571 B.C. (on his New Year"s day). [1] This was probably the second to the last recorded prophecy of Ezekiel , and the prophet would have been about50 years old at this time (cf. Ezekiel 1:1-2). The writer evidently inserted this oracle in the text here to group it with the other prophecies against Egypt. Its placement here informs the reader that the destruction of Egypt foretold in the first message would come through Nebuchadnezzar. This enables us to understand better the remaining oracles against Egypt.

Chapter Summary: Ezekiel 29

1  The judgment of Pharaoh for his treachery to Israel
8  The desolation of Egypt
13  The restoration thereof after forty years
17  Egypt the reward of Nebuchadnezzar
21  Israel shall be restored

What do the individual words in Ezekiel 29:17 mean?

And it came to pass in twenty and seven the year in the first [month] on the first [day] of the month that came the word of Yahweh to me saying
וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה בָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן בְּאֶחָ֣ד לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־ יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר

וַיְהִ֗י  And  it  came  to  pass 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
בְּעֶשְׂרִ֤ים  in  twenty 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, common plural
Root: עֶשְׂרִים  
Sense: twenty, twentieth.
וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙  and  seven 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: שֶׁבַע  
Sense: seven (cardinal number).
שָׁנָ֔ה  the  year 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
בָּֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן  in  the  first  [month] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רִאשֹׁון  
Sense: first, primary, former.
בְּאֶחָ֣ד  on  the  first  [day] 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, masculine singular
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ  of  the  month 
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹדֶשׁ  
Sense: the new moon, month, monthly.
הָיָ֥ה  that  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
דְבַר־  the  word 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
יְהוָ֖ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
אֵלַ֥י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
לֵאמֹֽר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.

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