Ezekiel 17:16 “‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon,…”

Ezekiel 17:16

‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

“‘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, even with him in the middle of Babylon he will die.

American Standard Version

As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, 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.

Geneva Bible 1599

As I liue, saith the Lord God, he shall die in the middes of Babel, in the place of the King, that had made him King, whose othe he despised, and whose couenant made with him, he brake.

Darby Translation

[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.

Young's Literal Translation

I live — an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Doth he not — in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken, With him — in the midst of Babylon — die?

Bible in Basic English

By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.

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Cross references

“whose oath”

Ezekiel 16:59 Exodus 20:7 Numbers 30:2 Joshua 9:20 2 Samuel 21:2 Psalm 15:4

Ezekiel 16:59 · BSB

For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you according to your deeds, since you have despised the oath by breaking the covenant.

Exodus 20:7 · BSB

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Numbers 30:2 · BSB

If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.

Joshua 9:20 · BSB

This is how we will treat them: We will let them live, so that no wrath will fall on us because of the oath we swore to them.”

2 Samuel 21:2 · BSB

At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Sa…

Psalm 15:4 · BSB

who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,

“even”

Ezekiel 12:13 Jeremiah 52:11 Jeremiah 39:7 Ezekiel 17:10 Jeremiah 34:3–5 Jeremiah 32:4

Ezekiel 12:13 · BSB

But I will spread My net over him, and he will be caught in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans; yet he will not see it, and there he will die.

Jeremiah 52:11 · BSB

Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon, where he kept him in custody until his dying day.

Jeremiah 39:7 · BSB

Then he put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.

Ezekiel 17:10 · BSB

Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”

Jeremiah 34:3–5 · BSB

And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.

Jeremiah 32:4 · BSB

Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans, but he will surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and will speak with him face to face and see him eye to eye.

Also

2 Kings 24:17 Ezekiel 17:13

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.

Ezekiel 17:13 · BSB

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,

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

In context

15But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’

17Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives.

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