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Ezekiel 17:13-19

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13 'He took one of the royal 1family and made a covenant with him, putting him under 2oath. He also took away the 3mighty of the land,
14 that the kingdom might 4be in subjection, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.
15 'But he 5rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things 6escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?
16 'As I live,' declares the Lord GOD, 'Surely * in the country of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he 7despised and whose covenant he broke, 8in Babylon he shall die.
17 '9Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives.
18 'Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he 10pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.' "
19 Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD, "As I live, surely * My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will inflict on his head.
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Ezekiel 17:13-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EZEKIEL 17

Under the simile of two eagles and a vine are represented the kings of Babylon and Egypt, and the condition of the Jews, who are threatened with ruin for their perfidy; and yet a promise is made of the raising up of the house of Judah, and family of David, in the Messiah. The prophet is bid to deliver a riddle or parable to the house of Israel, Eze 17:1,2. The riddle or parable is concerning two eagles and a vine, which is delivered, Eze 17:3-10; and the explanation of it is in Eze 17:11-15; and then the destruction of the Jews is threatened for their treachery to the king of Babylon, Eze 17:16-21; and the chapter is closed with a promise of the Messiah, and the prosperity of his kingdom, Eze 17:22-24.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 10

  • 1. 2 Kings 24:17; Ezekiel 17:5
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 36:13
  • 3. 2 Kings 24:15, 16
  • 4. Ezekiel 29:14
  • 5. 2 Kings 24:20; 2 Chronicles 36:13; Jeremiah 52:3; Ezekiel 17:7
  • 6. Jeremiah 34:3; Jeremiah 38:18, 23; Ezekiel 17:18
  • 7. 2 Kings 24:17, 20; Ezekiel 16:59; Ezekiel 17:13, 18, 19
  • 8. Jeremiah 52:11; Ezekiel 12:13
  • 9. Isaiah 36:6; Jeremiah 37:5, 7; Ezekiel 29:6, 7
  • 10. 1 Chronicles 29:24

Footnotes 10

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