Ezekiel 17:15

Ezekiel 17:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?
• New International Version (NIV)But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?
• English Standard Version (ESV)But 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?
• New King James Version (NKJV)But he rebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still be delivered?

Context of Ezekiel 17:15

13He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel’s most influential leaders, 14so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive. “Nevertheless, this man of Israel’s royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it? 16No! 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. 17Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys many lives.

Ezekiel 17:15 word by word

וַיִּמְרָד־בּ֗וֹ לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ מַלְאָכָיו֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם לָֽתֶת־ל֥וֹ סוּסִ֖ים וְעַם־רָ֑ב הֲיִצְלָ֤ח הֲיִמָּלֵט֙ הָעֹשֵׂ֣ה אֵ֔לֶּה וְהֵפֵ֥ר בְּרִ֖ית וְנִמְלָֽט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But he rebelledמָרַדmârad · to rebelH4775
• against him in sendingשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• his ambassadorsמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• into Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• that they might giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• him horsesסוּסsûs sûs · horseH5483
• and muchרַבrab · manyH7227
• peopleעַם‛am · people: soldiersH5971
• Shall he prosperצָלֵחַtsâlach tsâlêach · to prosperH6743
• shall he escapeמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• that doethעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• or shall he breakפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• the covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:15

• Ezekiel 17:7But then another great eagle came with broad wings and full plumage. So the vine now sent its roots and branches toward him for water,
• 2 Kings 24:20These things happened because of the Lord’s anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
• 2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, even though he had taken an oath of loyalty in God’s name. Zedekiah was a hard and stubborn man, refusing to turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.
• Jeremiah 52:3These things happened because of the Lord’s anger against the people of Jerusalem and Judah, until he finally banished them from his presence and sent them into exile. Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon.
• Deuteronomy 17:16“The king must not build up a large stable of horses for himself or send his people to Egypt to buy horses, for the Lord has told you, ‘You must never return to Egypt.’
• Isaiah 30:1“What sorrow awaits my rebellious children,” says the Lord. “You make plans that are contrary to mine. You make alliances not directed by my Spirit, thus piling up your sins.
• Isaiah 31:1What sorrow awaits those who look to Egypt for help, trusting their horses, chariots, and charioteers and depending on the strength of human armies instead of looking to the Lord, the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 36:6On Egypt? If you lean on Egypt, it will be like a reed that splinters beneath your weight and pierces your hand. Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, is completely unreliable!
• Jeremiah 37:5At this time the army of Pharaoh Hophra of Egypt appeared at the southern border of Judah. When the Babylonian army heard about it, they withdrew from their siege of Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 17:9“So now the Sovereign Lord asks: Will this vine grow and prosper? No! I will pull it up, roots and all! I will cut off its fruit and let its leaves wither and die. I will pull it up easily without a strong arm or a large army.
• Deuteronomy 29:12You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God. The Lord is making this covenant, including the curses.
• Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth! Listen to this message from the Lord!
• Ezekiel 17:18For the king of Israel disregarded his treaty and broke it after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape.
• Ezekiel 21:25“O you corrupt and wicked prince of Israel, your final day of reckoning is here!
• Proverbs 19:5A false witness will not go unpunished, nor will a liar escape.
• Jeremiah 32:4King Zedekiah will be captured by the Babylonians and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Sending his ambassadors into Egypt - Zedekiah must have sent his ambassadors into Egypt, between the sixth month of his sixth year, and the fifth month of his seventh year. Compare Ezekiel 8:1, with Ezekiel 20:1. - See Newcome.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. 1515. he rebelled--God permitted this because of His wrath against Jerusalem (2Ki 24:20). horses--in which Egypt abounded and which were forbidden to Israel to seek from Egypt, or indeed to "multiply" at all (De 17:16; Is 31:1, 3; compare Is 36:9). Diodorus Siculus [1.45] says that the whole region from Thebes to Memphis was filled with royal stalls, so that twenty thousand chariots with two horses in each could be furnished for war. Shall he prosper?--The…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:15

• Alliances
• Ambassadors
• Citizens
• Covenant
• Egyptians
• Falsehood
• Horse
• Pharaoh
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

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• Ezekiel
• Judah, Kingdom of
• Zedekiah (2)
• Pharaoh
• Zedekiah

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