Ezekiel 17:18
16 ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.
He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke.
20 I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t escape.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- 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.
- BLB
- And he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand, and all these [things] he did—he will not escape!’
- ÅB
- Han foraktet eden og brøt pakten, enda han hadde gitt hånden på det. Alt dette har han gjort; han skal ikke slippe unna.
- OTB
- Han foraktet eden ved å bryte pakten. Til tross for at han ga sin hånd i pant, gjorde han alle disse tingene; han skal ikke slippe unna.
- B1930
- Han foraktet eden og brøt pakten, enda han hadde gitt hånden på det. Alt dette har han gjort; han skal ikke slippe unda.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 29:24
All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
Read in context2 Chronicles 30:8
Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.
Read in contextLamentations 5:6
We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.
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