1. seventh year, c.—namely, from the carrying away of Jeconiah ( Ezekiel 1:2 Ezekiel 8:1 ). This computation was calculated to make them cherish the more ardently the hope of the restoration promised them in seventy years; for, when prospects are hopeless, years are not computed [CALVIN]. elders . . . came to inquire —The object of their inquiry, as in Ezekiel 8:1- : , is not stated; probably it was to ascertain the cause of the national calamities and the time of their termination, as their false prophets assured them of a speedy restoration. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-3" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-ezk-20-001
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological