New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 17:13-18

13Then he took one of the royal 1 2family and made a covenant with him, 3putting him under 4oath. He also took away the 5mighty of the land,

14so that the kingdom would 6be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue.

15But 7he 8revolted against 9him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many 10troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things 11escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?

16As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the 12country of the king who 13put him on the throne, whose oath he 14despised and whose covenant he broke, 15 16in Babylon he shall certainly die.

17 17Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not 18help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives.

18Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he 19 20pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

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Notes

1. Ezekiel 17:13 Lit seed ↩
2. Ezekiel 17:13 2 Kin 24:17; Ezek 17:5 ↩
3. Ezekiel 17:13 Lit and caused him to enter into an oath ↩
4. Ezekiel 17:13 2 Chr 36:13 ↩
5. Ezekiel 17:13 2 Kin 24:15, 16 ↩
6. Ezekiel 17:14 Ezek 29:14 ↩
7. Ezekiel 17:15 I.e., Zedekiah ↩
8. Ezekiel 17:15 2 Kin 24:20; 2 Chr 36:13; Jer 52:3; Ezek 17:7 ↩
9. Ezekiel 17:15 I.e., Nebuchadnezzar ↩
10. Ezekiel 17:15 Lit people ↩
11. Ezekiel 17:15 Jer 34:3; 38:18, 23; Ezek 17:18 ↩
12. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit place ↩
13. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit made him king ↩
14. Ezekiel 17:16 2 Kin 24:17, 20; Ezek 16:59; 17:13, 18, 19 ↩
15. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit with him in Babylon ↩
16. Ezekiel 17:16 Jer 52:11; Ezek 12:13 ↩
17. Ezekiel 17:17 Is 36:6; Jer 37:5, 7; Ezek 29:6, 7 ↩
18. Ezekiel 17:17 Lit act with ↩
19. Ezekiel 17:18 Lit gave his hand ↩
20. Ezekiel 17:18 1 Chr 29:24 ↩

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