Comparing the Four Major Prophets in the Bible
| Comparison of the Four Major Prophets | ||||
| Isaiah | Jeremiah | Ezekiel | Daniel | |
| Prophesied To: | Jews in Judea | Jews in Judea and captivity | Jews captive in Babylon | Jews captive in Babylon and Gentile kings |
| Concerning: | Judah and Jerusalem (Isa. 1:1; 2:1) | Judah and Nations (Jer. 1:5, 9-10; 2:1-2) | The whole house of Israel (Ezek. 2:3-6; 3:4-10, 17) | Israel and Gentile Nations (Dan. 2:36ff; 9) |
| During the reigns of: | Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah (kings of Judah) | Josiah, Jehoahaz, Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah (kings of Judah) | Zedekiah (king of Judah); Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon) | Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin, Zedekiah (kings of Judah). Nebuchadnezzar (king of Babylon |
| Dates: | 740-680 B.C. | 627-585 B.C. | 592-570 B.C. | 605-536 B.C. |
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