Ezekiel 17:16

Ezekiel 17:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
• New International Version (NIV)“ ‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"As I live, declares the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, in Babylon he shall die.
• New King James Version (NKJV)‘As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

Context of Ezekiel 17:16

14so the kingdom might be lowly, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so it would hold up. 15“However, he rebelled against him in sending his messengers into Egypt, so they might give him horses and many people. Will he succeed? Will one doing such things escape? Will he break a covenant and escape? As I live”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“surely in the place of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, within Babylon he will die. 17Pharaoh with his mighty army and great throng will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are cast up and siege towers erected, to cut off many lives. 18“Since he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he had given his hand yet did all these things, he will not escape.

Ezekiel 17:16 word by word

חַי־אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֮ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִה֒ אִם־לֹ֗א בִּמְקוֹם֙ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְ אֹת֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּזָה֙ אֶת־אָ֣לָת֔וֹ וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵפֵ֖ר אֶת־בְּרִית֑וֹ אִתּ֥וֹ בְתוֹךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל יָמֽוּת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I liveחַיchay · aliveH2416
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordאֲדֹנָי'ădônây · LordH136
• Godיְהֹוִהyehôvih · YHWH/GodH3069
• surely in the placeמָקוֹםmâqôm mâqôm meqômâh meqômâh · placeH4725
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• that made him kingמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• whose oathאָלָה'âlâh · oathH423
• he despisedבָּזָהbâzâh · to despiseH959
• and whose covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• he brakeפָּרַרpârar · to breakH6565
• with him in the midstתָּ֫וֶךְtâvek · midstH8432
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• he shall dieמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:16

• Ezekiel 7:18They will also gird on sackcloth. Horror will cover them. Shame will be upon all faces. Baldness will be upon all their heads.
• Ezekiel 16:59For thus says Adonai Elohim: “I will do to you just as you have done, since you despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
• Exodus 20:7“You must not take the Name of Adonai your God in vain, for Adonai will not hold him guiltless that takes His Name in vain.
• Numbers 30:2Whenever a man makes a vow to Adonai or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he is not to violate his word but do everything coming out of his mouth.
• Joshua 9:20This is what we will do to them: We will let them live, lest wrath be upon us because of the oath which we swore to them.”
• 2 Samuel 21:2So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of Bnei-Yisrael but a remnant of the Amorites; however, Bnei-Yisrael had sworn a covenant with them. Yet Saul had tried to eradicate them in his zeal for Bnei-Yisrael and Judah.)
• Psalms 15:4who despises a vile person in his eyes, but honors those who fear Adonai, who keeps his oath even when it hurts, and does not change,
• Exodus 8:2So Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land.
• Hosea 10:4They spoke words— empty oaths to make a covenant. But judgment springs up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
• Zechariah 5:3He said to me: “This is the curse that goes out over the face of the whole land: everyone who steals will be swept away from here according to it, and everyone who swears will be swept away from here according to it.”
• Malachi 3:5“Then I will draw near to you in judgment, and I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, perjurers those who extort a worker’s wage, or oppress the widow or an orphan, those who mislead a stranger. They do not fear Me,” says Adonai-Tzva’ot.
• Romans 1:31They are foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
• 1 Timothy 1:10the sexually immoral, homosexuals, slave-traders, liars, perjurers, and for anything else that opposes sound teaching—
• 2 Timothy 3:3hardhearted, unforgiving, backbiting, without self-control, brutal, hating what is good,
• Ezekiel 17:10Behold, though planted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it? In the beds where it grew it will wither.”
• Ezekiel 12:13I will spread out My net upon him, so he will be caught in My net. I will bring him to Babylon, to the land of the Chaldeans. He will not see it, though he will die there.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16In the midst of Babylon he shall die - His eyes were put out; he was carried to Babylon, and never returned.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. 1616. in the place where the king dwelleth--righteous retribution. He brought on himself in the worst form the evil which, in a mild form, he had sought to deliver himself from by perjured treachery, namely, vassalage (Eze 12:13; Jr 32:5; 34:3; 52:11).Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:16

• Alliances
• Citizens
• Covenant
• Falsehood
• Pharaoh
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• God
• Alliance
• Riddle
• Wither
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Zedekiah (2)
• Alliances
• Pharaoh

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