²¹Now ^ain the ^btwelfth year of our exile, on the fifth of the tenth month, the ¹refugees from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “^cThe city has been ²taken.”

²²Now the ^ahand of the Lord had been upon me in the evening, before the ¹refugees came. And He ^bopened my mouth ²at the time they came to me in the morning; so my mouth was ^copened and I was no longer ³speechless.

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Footnotes

1Or refugee
2Lit smitten
1Lit refugee
2Lit until he came
3Or mute

Cross references

a Ezek 31:1; 32:1, 17
b Jer 39:1, 2; 40:1; 52:4–7; Ezek 24:1, 2
c 2 Kin 25:10; Jer 39:8
a Ezek 1:3; 8:1; 37:1
b Ezek 3:26, 27; 24:27
c Luke 1:64

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has been struck down.” Now the hand of the Lord had been upon me the evening before the fugitive came; and he had opened my mouth by the time the man came to me in the morning, so my mouth was opened, and I was no longer mute.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month on the fifth day, a man who had escaped from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!” Now the evening before the man arrived, the hand of the Lord was on me, and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer silent.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the twelfth year of our exile, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month, a fugitive from Jerusalem came to me and reported, “The city has been taken!” Now the hand of the Lord had been on me the evening before the fugitive arrived, and he opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.

NLTNew Living Translation

On January 8, during the twelfth year of our captivity, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me and said, “The city has fallen!” The previous evening the Lord had taken hold of me and given me back my voice. So I was able to speak when this man arrived the next morning.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And then it was in the twelfth year, in the tenth month, on the fifth day of the month of our exile, a survivor from Jerusalem came to me, saying, “The city was destroyed!” And the hand of Yahweh was on me on the evening before the coming of the survivor, and he opened my mouth before the survivor came to me in the morning, and my mouth was opened, and I was no longer dumb.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass in the twelfth year of our captivity, in the tenth month, in the fifth day of the month, that one that had escaped out of Jerusalem came unto me, saying, The city is smitten. Now the hand of the Lord was upon me in the evening, afore he that was escaped came; and had opened my mouth, until he came to me in the morning; and my mouth was opened, and I was no more dumb.

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