Ezekiel 17:16

Ezekiel 17:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely in 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)No! For as surely as I live, says the Sovereign Lord, the king of Israel will die in Babylon, the land of the king who put him in power and whose treaty he disregarded and broke.

Context of Ezekiel 17:16

14that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand. 15But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape? "As I live, declares the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die. 17Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. 18He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape.

Ezekiel 17:16 word by word

חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ אִם־לֹ֗א בִּמְקוֹם֙ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ אֹת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּזָה֙ אֶת־אָ֣לָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵפֵ֖ר אֶת־בְּרִית֑וֹ אִתּ֥וֹ בְתוֹךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• surely in the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• that made him kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• whose oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• he despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• and whose covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• he brakeפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• with him in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• he shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:16

• Ezekiel 7:18They put on sackcloth, and horror covers them. Shame is on all faces, and baldness on all their heads.
• Ezekiel 16:59"For thus says the Lord God: I will deal with you as you have done, you who have despised the oath in breaking the covenant,
• Exodus 20:7"You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
• Numbers 30:2If a man vows a vow to the Lord, or swears an oath to bind himself by a pledge, he shall not break his word. He shall do according to all that proceeds out of his mouth.
• Joshua 9:20This we will do to them: let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath that we swore to them."
• 2 Samuel 21:2So the king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. Now the Gibeonites were not of the people of Israel but of the remnant of the Amorites. Although the people of Israel had sworn to spare them, Saul had sought to strike them down in his zeal for the people of Israel and Judah.
• Psalms 15:4in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the Lord; who swears to his own hurt and does not change;
• Exodus 8:2But if you refuse to let them go, behold, I will plague all your country with frogs.
• Hosea 10:4They utter mere words; with empty oaths they make covenants; so judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
• Zechariah 5:3Then he said to me, "This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land. For everyone who steals shall be cleaned out according to what is on one side, and everyone who swears falsely shall be cleaned out according to what is on the other side.
• Malachi 3:5"Then I will draw near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers, against those who swear falsely, against those who oppress the hired worker in his wages, the widow and the fatherless, against those who thrust aside the sojourner, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.
• Romans 1:31foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
• 1 Timothy 1:10the sexually immoral, men who practice homosexuality, enslavers, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
• 2 Timothy 3:3heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good,
• Ezekiel 17:10Behold, it is planted; will it thrive? Will it not utterly wither when the east wind strikes it—wither away on the bed where it sprouted?"
• Ezekiel 12:13And I will spread my net over him, and he shall be taken in my snare. And I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, yet he shall not see it, and he shall die there.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16In the midst of Babylon he shall die - His eyes were put out; he was carried to Babylon, and never returned.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 The parable is explained, and the particulars of the history of the Jewish nation at that time may be traced. Zedekiah had been ungrateful to his benefactor, which is a sin against God. In every solemn oath, God is appealed to as a witness of the sincerity of him that swears. Truth is a debt owing to all men. If the professors of the true religion deal treacherously with those of a false religion, their profession makes their sin the worse…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18The first eagle represents Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. The cedar sprig represents Jehoiachin, whom Nebuchadnezzar took away to Babylon. The plant that later grew into a low vine represents Zedekiah. The second eagle represents Egypt. Zedekiah asked Egypt for help because he wanted to break free from Babylon’s rule. The hot east wind represents judgment from Babylon. This wind pulled up and dried out Jerusalem. In other words, Babylon destroyed the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1616. in the place where the king dwelleth--righteous retribution. He brought on himself in the worst form the evil which, in a mild form, he had sought to deliver himself from by perjured treachery, namely, vassalage (Eze 12:13; Jr 32:5; 34:3; 52:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:16

• Alliances
• Citizens
• Covenant
• Falsehood
• Pharaoh
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• God
• Alliance
• Riddle
• Wither
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Zedekiah (2)
• Alliances
• Pharaoh

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings