40:1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city 3 was struck down, on this very day, 4 the hand 5 of the Lord was on me, and he brought me there. 6
1 tn Heb “lean on, put pressure on.”
2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
3 sn That is, Jerusalem.
4 tn April 19, 573
5 tn Or “power.”
6 sn That is, to the land of Israel (see v. 2).