King James Version
Ezekiel 29:1 in the King James Version says “In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,” — study this verse from Ezekiel chapter 29 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,”
Ezekiel 29:1 · KJV
In the tenth year, in the tenth month, in the twelfth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, set thy face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him, and against all Egypt:
Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“the word”
H1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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