Ezekiel 1:2
In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,
Cross-reference
Ezekiel 24:1 shares the same dating formula—another precise chronological oracle in Ezekiel, reinforcing the prophetic timeline.
Ezekiel 26:1 uses an identical dated oracle format, continuing the structural pattern of Ezekiel's prophecies.
Ezekiel 30:20 follows the same chronological formula, linking it to the same sequence of dated oracles in the book.
Ezekiel 32:1 continues the series of dated oracles, sharing the precise dating style of Ezekiel 1:2.
Ezekiel 32:17 is another dated oracle, matching the chronological framework established in Ezekiel 1:2.
Ezekiel 33:21 dates 'the twelfth year of our captivity,' directly referencing the same exile era as Ezekiel 1:2.
Ezekiel 8:1 gives a later date (sixth year, sixth month) in the same chronological framework, advancing the narrative from the fifth year here.
In Ezekiel 17:12, the allegory refers to the same captivity of Jehoiachin that dates Ezekiel 1:2—connecting historical context.
Ezekiel 20:1 dates a later oracle to the seventh year, fifth month, continuing the timeline from the fifth year of captivity.
Ezekiel 29:1 dates an oracle to the tenth year, tenth month, later in the same captivity timeline established here.
Ezekiel 29:17 dates an oracle to the twenty-seventh year, first month, much later in the captivity than the fifth year here.
Ezekiel 31:1 dates an oracle to the eleventh year, third month, advancing the chronology from the fifth year.
Ezekiel 40:1 dates a vision to the twenty-fifth year of captivity, fourteen years after Jerusalem fell, later than the fifth year here.
2 Kings 24:12-15 records Jehoiachin's deportation, providing the historical event that this dating directly references.
2 Kings 24:14 specifies the captives taken, including Ezekiel, grounding the exile setting of this verse.
2 Chronicles 36:10 describes Jehoiachin being taken to Babylon, the very captivity dated in this verse.