Ezekiel 17:13 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 17:13

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

12 “Say now to ^athe rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Indeed ^bthe king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and took its king and princes, and led them with him to Babylon.

13 ^aAnd he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, ^band put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

14 that the kingdom might be ^abrought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

15 But ^ahe rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, ^bthat they might give him horses and many people. ^cWill he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered?

16 ‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely ^ain the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

17 ^aNor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, ^bwhen they heap up a siege mound and build a¹ wall to cut off many persons.

18 Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact ^agave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.’ ”

19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: “As I live, surely My oath which he despised, and My covenant which he broke, I will recompense on his own head.

20 I will ^aspread My net over him, and he shall be taken in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and ^btry him there for the treason which he committed against Me.

21 ^aAll his fugitives with all his troops shall fall by the sword, and those who remain shall be ^bscattered to every wind; and you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken.”

Verse Comparison: Ezekiel 17:13

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American Standard Version
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

Amplified® Bible
And he took one of the royal family [the king's uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the mighty {and} chief men of the land,

Contemporary English Version
He chose someone from the family of Judah's king and signed a treaty with him, then made him swear to be loyal. He also led away other important citizens,

Darby English Version
And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;

Good News Bible
He took one of the king's family, made a treaty with him, and made him swear to be loyal. He took important men as hostages

King James Version
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

New American Standard Bible
`He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

New International Version
Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,

New King James Version
And he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath He also took away the mighty of the land,

Revised Standard Version
And he took one of the seed royal and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. (The chief men of the land he had taken away,

Young's Literal Translation
And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,

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