Ezechiele 17:13

13 E prese uno del sangue reale, e fece patto con lui, e lo fece giurare, e prese i possenti del paese;

Ezechiele 17:13 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 17:13

And hath taken of the king's seed
One of the royal family, signified by the seed of the land, ( Ezekiel 17:5 ) . Mattaniah, son of King Josiah, and uncle to King Jeconiah; whom Nebuchadnezzar took and made king of Judea, and called him Zedekiah, which signifies the "justice of the Lord": to put him in mind of doing justly, by observing the covenant and oath after mentioned, or that he must expect vengeance: and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him;
he gave him the throne and kingdom upon certain conditions to be performed, and for the perform once of which he made him swear by the God of Israel; see ( 2 Chronicles 36:13 ) ; he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
or, "the rams of the land" {x}; the principal men of it for wisdom, riches, and valour, the princes and nobles of it; which he did, as to weaken the nation, that it might not be so capable of rebelling against him, so to be hostages for the performance of the covenant entered into; and this is meant by planting the seed with circumspection, ( Ezekiel 17:5 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 (Urah ylya) "arietes terrae", Montanus.

Ezechiele 17:13 In-Context

11 Poi la parola del Signore mi fu indirizzata, dicendo:

12 Di’ ora a questa casa ribelle: Non conoscete voi, che si voglion dir queste cose? Di’: Ecco, il re di Babilonia venne in Gerusalemme, e prese il re, e i principi d’essa; e li fece venire appresso di sè in Babilonia.

13 E prese uno del sangue reale, e fece patto con lui, e lo fece giurare, e prese i possenti del paese;

14 acciocchè il reame fosse basso e non si elevasse; e serbasse il patto fatto con lui, acciocchè restasse in piè.

15 Ma colui si è ribellato contro a lui, mandando i suoi ambasciatori in Egitto, acciocchè gli fosser dati cavalli, e gran gente. Colui che fa cotali cose prospererebbe egli? scamperebbe egli? avendo rotto il patto, scamperebbe egli pure?