Ezequiel 17:19

19 »Por tanto, así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente: “Juro por mí mismo que lo castigaré por haber faltado al juramento y violado el tratado.

Ezequiel 17:19 Meaning and Commentary

Ezekiel 17:19

Therefore thus saith the Lord God, [as] I live
A repetition of the oath of God as before, expressing his indignation at the king of Judah, and the certainty of his ruin: surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath
broken;
the Lord calls it his oath, because it was made and taken in his name, ( 2 Chronicles 36:13 ) ; and his covenant, because it was agreeable to his will, and was made in his sight, and he was solemnly appealed to at the making of it; all which were an aggravation of Zedekiah's sin in violating them, and made his punishment the heavier: even it will I recompense upon his own head;
he shall personally bear the punishment due to such crimes. The Targum is,

``I will revenge his way upon his head.''

Jarchi thinks this refers to the putting out of his eyes; and Kimchi takes notice of the same sense.

Ezequiel 17:19 In-Context

17 Ni el faraón con su gran ejército y numerosas tropas podrá auxiliarlo en la guerra, cuando se levanten rampas y se construyan torres de asalto para matar a mucha gente.

18 El príncipe de Judá quebrantó el juramento y violó el tratado. Así que por haber hecho todo esto a pesar de su compromiso, ¡no escapará!

19 »Por tanto, así dice el SEÑOR omnipotente: “Juro por mí mismo que lo castigaré por haber faltado al juramento y violado el tratado.

20 Le tenderé mis redes, y caerá en mi trampa. Lo llevaré a Babilonia, y allí lo someteré a juicio por haberme sido infiel.

21 Lo mejor de sus tropas caerá a filo de espada, y los que aún queden con vida serán esparcidos a los cuatro vientos. Así sabrán que yo, el SEÑOR, lo he dicho.