He took some 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;
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He took some 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;
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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:
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and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and the mighty of the land he took away;
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Passages linked to Ezekiel 17:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Chronicles 36:13 He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.
- 2 Kings 24:15-17 He carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, with the king’s mother, the king’s wives, his officers, and the chief men of the land. He carried them into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. All the men of might, even seven thousand, and the craftsmen and the smiths one thousand, all of them strong and fit for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s father’s brother, king in his place, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
- Ezekiel 17:5 “ ‘ “He also took some of the seed of the land, and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.
- Jeremiah 5:2 Though they say, ‘As Yahweh lives,’ surely they swear falsely.”
- Jeremiah 24:1 Yahweh showed me, and behold, two baskets of figs were set before Yahweh’s temple, after Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the craftsmen and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 29:2 (after Jeconiah the king, the queen mother, the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the smiths, had departed from Jerusalem),
- Jeremiah 37:1 Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned as king, instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain For his subjection and obedience.
For his subjection and obedience.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Eze 17:13 And hath taken of the king’s seed,…
Eze 17:13 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:
Ver. 13. And hath taken an oath of him.] An oath of allegiance. Heb., Hath brought him into an execration, or an oath with cursing, that he shall be true and loyal to him, and hold his kingdom of him as his liege lord, and pay him tribute. This, though we find not in the book of Kings, yet from what we here find, we are sure it was so.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Hath taken of the king’s seed; first taken Jehoiachin…
Hath taken of the king’s seed; first taken Jehoiachin and his princes captives, and next taken out from amidst the royal seed Mattaniah, and advanced him to the throne in Jerusalem.
Made a covenant with him, by solemn agreement, and on terms approved and accepted by Mattaniah, for performance of which terms he hath obliged himself by public promise.
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An oath; because Nebuchadnezzar would be secure, he made Mattaniah enter into an oath, changed his name into Zedekiah, as a fit memorial who should avenge the crime, if this captive restored should perjure himself.
The mighty; the rich, honourable, valiant, wise, and who might (if rebellion ever arose among the Jews) be able to make head and do mischief against the Babylonian king.
Of the land; of Judea.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain But he rebelled against him,.... Zedekiah rebelled against the…
But he rebelled against him,.... Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon, broke the covenant he entered into, and violated his oath:
in sending his ambassadors into Egypt; to form an alliance with the king of it, and obtain help from him to break off the Babylonian yoke; this is signified by the vine "bending its roots, and shooting forth its branches towards another great eagle", the king of Egypt, Eze 17:7;
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that they might give him horses and much people; with both which Egypt abounded, Kg1 10:28; but in Judea there was a scarcity, as of horses, so of men, by means of the multitude of captives which the king of Babylon had carried away; wherefore Zedekiah sent to Egypt for both, for recruits of men; and for horses to form a cavalry, to free himself from the king of Babylon, and defend himself and people against him:
shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? that is guilty of breaking an express law of God, which forbids the kings of Israel multiplying horses, and sending to Egypt for them, Deu 17:16; and placing confidence in an arm of flesh, Isa 31:1; and of such base ingratitude to the king of Babylon, who had set him upon the throne, and put him in a comfortable and flourishing condition:
or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered? shall one guilty, as of the other crimes, so of breach of covenant, and of perjury, escape the vengeance of God and man? he shall not.
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain the king's seed--Zedekiah, Jeconiah's uncle.
the king's seed--Zedekiah, Jeconiah's uncle.
taken . . . oath of him--swearing fealty as a vassal to Nebuchadnezzar (Ch2 36:13).
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also taken the mighty--as hostages for the fulfilment of the covenant; whom, therefore, Zedekiah exposed to death by his treason.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Hath also — Literally, took also.
13. Hath also — Literally, took also.
Taken an oath — See 2Ch_36:18.
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King’s seed,… the mighty of the lands — 2Ki_24:11, etc.; Jer_24:1-2.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. the king’s seed] the royal seed, lit. seed…
13. the king’s seed] the royal seed, lit. seed of the kingdom. See on Eze_17:5; cf. 2Ki_24:17; Jer_37:1.
an oath of him] Cf. 2Ch_36:13.
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he hath also taken] he took also. On “mighty of the land,” cf. Eze_17:12. Probably the more influential classes are included, those who if left might be uneasy under the yoke and likely to stir up revolt; cf. 2Ki_24:14-15; Jer_29:1-2.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 brought him under an oath
brought him under an oath
"made him swear an oath"
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so the kingdom might become lowly and not lift itself up
The kingdom being small and weak is spoken of as if it were lowly and being large and powerful as if it lifted itself up. AT: "so the kingdom might remain small and not become great" (See: Metaphor)
the land will survive
Here the word "land" represents the kingdom of Judah and the people in it. AT: "the kingdom will continue to exist" (See: Metonymy)
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royal
descend
covenant
oath
power
kingdom
lowly
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