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Ezekiel 17:13

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He took some of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

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Ezekiel 17:13 in other translations

And he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

Ezekiel 17:13 · American Standard Version

Ezekiel 17:13 in context

  1. 11Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
  2. 12“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon.
  3. 13He took some of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
  4. 14that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
  5. 15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the covenant, and still escape?