Ezekiel 32:1

And it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the twelfth month, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Cross-reference

Ezekiel 20:1 uses a similar date formula (seventh year, fifth month, tenth day) to introduce a word from the Lord, as in 32:1.

Ezekiel 24:1 provides an earlier dated oracle, showing the chronological sequence of Ezekiel's prophecies.

Ezekiel 29:1 begins with a similar date formula (tenth year, tenth month, twelfth day) marking another oracle—same pattern as 32:1.

Ezekiel 29:17 opens with a dating formula (twenty-seventh year, first month, first day) parallel to the structure in 32:1.

Ezekiel 30:20 begins with a dating formula (eleventh year, first month, seventh day) consistent with the chronological style of 32:1.

Ezekiel 40:1 records a much later date, marking the book's final vision and the progression of time.