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Berean Standard Bible

“On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—”

Ezekiel 1:2

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Ezekiel, a priest living among the exiles by the river Chebar in Babylon, opens his book with a dated vision of God's glory. He had been carried into exile with King Jehoiachin in 597 BC.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—

World English Bible (WEB)

In the fifth of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

King James Version (KJV)

In the fifth day of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin’s captivity,

American Standard Version (ASV)

In the fifth [day] of the month, which was the fifth year of king Jehoiachin`s captivity,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year after King Jehoiachin had been made a prisoner,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

—

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

A los cinco del mes, que fué en el quinto año de la transmigración del rey Joachîn,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

—

Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día, a fines de junio, cuando ya habían pasado cinco años del exilio del rey Joaquín,

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