New American Standard Bible 2020

Ezekiel 17:15-19

15But 1he 2revolted against 3him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many 4troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things 5escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?

16As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the 6country of the king who 7put him on the throne, whose oath he 8despised and whose covenant he broke, 9 10in Babylon he shall certainly die.

17 11Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not 12help 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 13 14pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

19Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “As I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will certainly 15inflict on his head.

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Notes

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

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