Ezekiel 17:13

11 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

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

14 so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.

15 But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
KJV
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:
WEB
He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,
ASV
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;
DARBY
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;
BLB
And he took from the seed of the king, and he cut with him a covenant, and he brought him in under oath—for the mighty ones of the land he had taken away—
ÅB
Og han tok en av kongeslekten[^4] og gjorde en pakt med ham og tok ham i ed, og de mektige i landet tok han med seg,
OTB
Han tok et medlem av kongefamilien og gjorde en pakt med ham, satte ham under ed. Han førte også bort landets ledende menn,
B1930
Og han tok en av kongeætten og gjorde en pakt med ham og tok ham i ed, og de mektige i landet tok han med sig, / < Sedekias; 2KG 24, 17. 2KR 36, 10 fg.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 36:13

    He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

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  • 2 Kings 24:15–17

    Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

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  • Ezekiel 17:5

    He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.

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  • Jeremiah 5:2

    Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”

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  • Jeremiah 24:1

    After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.

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  • Jeremiah 29:2

    (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

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  • Jeremiah 37:1

    Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

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