New American Standard Bible 1995

Ezekiel 17:15-20

15But he 1rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt that they might give him horses and many 2troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things 3escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?

16As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘Surely in the 4country of the king who 5put him on the throne, whose oath he 6despised and whose covenant he broke, 7 8in Babylon he shall die.

17 9Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not 10help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives.

18Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he 11 12pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

19Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “As I live, surely My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will 13inflict on his head.

20I will spread My 14net over him, and he will be 15caught in My snare. Then I will bring him to Babylon and 16enter into judgment with him there regarding the unfaithful act which he has committed against Me.

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Notes

1. Ezekiel 17:15 2 Kin 24:20; 2 Chr 36:13; Jer 52:3; Ezek 17:7 ↩
2. Ezekiel 17:15 Lit people ↩
3. Ezekiel 17:15 Jer 34:3; 38:18, 23; Ezek 17:18 ↩
4. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit place ↩
5. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit made him king ↩
6. Ezekiel 17:16 2 Kin 24:17, 20; Ezek 16:59; 17:13, 18, 19 ↩
7. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit with him in Babylon ↩
8. Ezekiel 17:16 Jer 52:11; Ezek 12:13 ↩
9. Ezekiel 17:17 Is 36:6; Jer 37:5, 7; Ezek 29:6, 7 ↩
10. Ezekiel 17:17 Lit act with ↩
11. Ezekiel 17:18 Lit gave his hand ↩
12. Ezekiel 17:18 1 Chr 29:24 ↩
13. Ezekiel 17:19 Lit give it ↩
14. Ezekiel 17:20 Ezek 12:13; 32:3 ↩
15. Ezekiel 17:20 Jer 39:5-7 ↩
16. Ezekiel 17:20 Jer 2:35; Ezek 20:35, 36 ↩

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