Ezekiel 17:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Ezekiel 17:18

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 17:18

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American Standard Version
For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

Amplified® Bible
For [Zedekiah] despised the oath and broke the covenant and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall not escape.

Contemporary English Version
The king of Judah broke his own promises and ignored the treaty with Babylonia. And so he will be punished!

Darby English Version
He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he done all these things: he shall not escape.

Good News Bible
He broke his oath and the treaty he had made. He did all these things, and now he will not escape."

King James Version
Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

New American Standard Bible
`Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.'"

New International Version
He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.

New King James Version
Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.’”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
'Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.'"

Revised Standard Version
Because he despised the oath and broke the covenant, because he gave his hand and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.

Young's Literal Translation
And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not.

New English Translation
He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note¹ – he gave his promise² and did all these things – he will not escape!

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