¹ Now in the eleventh year, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

¹ Now it came about in the seventh year, in the fifth month, on the tenth day of the month, that certain of the responsible men of Israel came to get directions from the Lord and were seated before me.

² In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth day of the month, the town was broken into:)

² On the fifth day of the month, in the fifth year after King Jehoiachin had been made a prisoner,

¹ Now in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, when I was in my house and the responsible men of Judah were seated before me, the hand of the Lord came on me there.