Ezekiel 17:19

Ezekiel 17:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore thus says the Lord God: As I live, surely it is my oath that he despised, and my covenant that he broke. I will return it upon his head.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of Ezekiel 17:19

17Even with a large army and many people, Pharaoh will not be able to help him in battle when the Babylonians put up dirt ramps and set up blockades to kill many people. 18The king of Judah broke the promise and the treaty that he pledged to keep. He did all these things, and he can’t go unpunished. “ ‘So this is what the Almighty Lord says: As I live, I will certainly punish you for rejecting my promise and hating my treaty. 20I will spread my net over you to catch you in my trap. I will take you to Babylon and judge you there for rebelling against me. 21The best of your troops will die in battle. Anyone who remains will be scattered in every direction that the wind blows. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.

Ezekiel 17:19 word by word

לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֨ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֮ חַי־אָנִי֒ אִם־לֹ֗א אָֽלָתִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּזָ֔ה וּבְרִיתִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֵפִ֑יר וּנְתַתִּ֖יו בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore thus saithאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• I liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• surely mine oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• that he hath despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• and my covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• that he hath brokenפּוּרpûr · to breakH6331
• even it will I recompenseנָתַןnâthan · to give: payH5414
• upon his own headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:19

• Ezekiel 21:23The people won’t believe this because they have made treaties with other nations. But the king of Babylon will remind them of their sins, and they will be captured.
• Deuteronomy 5:11“Never use the name of the Lord your God carelessly. The Lord will make sure that anyone who uses his name carelessly will be punished.
• Jeremiah 5:2People say, “As the Lord lives …” Yet, they lie when they take this oath.
• Jeremiah 7:9You steal, murder, commit adultery, lie when you take oaths, burn incense as an offering to Baal, and run after other gods that you do not know.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:19

• 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. 19-21God would punish Israel’s king because he broke his covenant. By turning against Babylon, he also committed treason (betrayal against a ruler). In doing this, he sinned against the Lord, who had placed him in the promised land. will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him: See 2 Kings 25:5–7.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. mine oath--The "covenant" being sworn in God's name was really His covenant; a new instance in relation to man of the treacherous spirit which had been so often betrayed in relation to God. God Himself must therefore avenge the violation of His covenant "on the head" of the perjurer (compare Psa 7:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:19

• Citizens
• Covenant
• Falsehood
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

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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