Ezekiel 29:17 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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,

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

So this happened in the 27th year, on the first day of the first month — God had something to tell me.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's timing is always intentional, even when it comes years later.

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The prophet Ezekiel wrote this message to the Jewish exiles living in Babylon during the early 6th century BCE. It was written to explain that Babylon's king, Nebuchadnezzar, would receive Egypt's wealth as compensation for his army's long and arduous siege of Tyre.

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