Ezekiel 17:13 “He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, put…”

Ezekiel 17:13

He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

World English Bible

He took one 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,

American Standard Version

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;

Geneva Bible 1599

And hath taken one of the Kings seede, and made a couenant with him, and hath taken an othe of him: he hath also taken the princes of the land,

Darby Translation

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

Young's Literal Translation

And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,

Bible in Basic English

And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:

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Cross references

“hath taken”

Ezekiel 17:5 Jeremiah 37:1 2 Kings 24:17

Ezekiel 17:5 · BSB

He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.

Jeremiah 37:1 · BSB

Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.

2 Kings 24:17 · BSB

Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.

“taken an oath of him”

2 Chronicles 36:13 Jeremiah 5:2

2 Chronicles 36:13 · BSB

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Jeremiah 5:2 · BSB

Although they say, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ they are swearing falsely.”

“he hath also”

Jeremiah 24:1 Jeremiah 29:2 2 Kings 24:15 2 Kings 24:16

Jeremiah 24:1 · BSB

After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD…

Jeremiah 29:2 · BSB

(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)

2 Kings 24:15 · BSB

Nebuchadnezzar carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, as well as the king’s mother, his wives, his officials, and the leading men of the land. He took them into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon.

2 Kings 24:16 · BSB

The king of Babylon also brought into exile to Babylon all seven thousand men of valor and a thousand craftsmen and metalsmiths—all strong and fit for battle.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

12“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

14so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.

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