Verse 16
Ezekiel 17:16
World English Bible
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“‘As I live,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘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.
Original Language Text
hebrew
חַי אָ֗נִי נְאֻם֮ אֲדֹנָ֣/י יְהוִה֒ אִם לֹ֗א בִּ/מְקוֹם֙ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ הַ/מַּמְלִ֣יךְ אֹת֔/וֹ אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּזָה֙ אֶת אָ֣לָת֔/וֹ וַ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵפֵ֖ר אֶת בְּרִית֑/וֹ אִתּ֥/וֹ בְ/תוֹךְ בָּבֶ֖ל יָמֽוּת
English Translation
As surely as I live, declares the Lord Yahweh, if in the place of the king who appoints him, who has despised his oath and broken his covenant with him in the midst of Babylon, he will die.
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Chapter 17 Context
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Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
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“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;
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and say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “A great eagle with great wings and long feathers, full of feat...
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He cropped off the topmost of its young twigs, and carried it to a land of traffic. He planted it in...
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“‘“He also took some of the seed of the land, and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside m...
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It grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and its roots...
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“‘“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its...
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It was planted in a good soil by many waters, that it might produce branches, and that it might bear...
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“Say, ‘Thus says the Lord Yahweh: “Will it prosper? Won’t he pull up its roots, and cut off its frui...
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Yes, behold, being planted, will it prosper? Won’t it utterly wither when the east wind touches it?...
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Moreover Yahweh’s word came to me, saying,
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“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the k...
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He took some of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath...
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that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his cov...
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But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses a...
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“‘As I live,’ says the Lord Yahweh, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, wh...
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Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds a...
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For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet ha...
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“Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘As I live, I will surely bring on his own head my oath that h...
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I will spread my net on him, and he will be taken in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, and will...
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All his fugitives in all his bands will fall by the sword, and those who remain will be scattered to...
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“Thus says the Lord Yahweh: ‘I will also take some of the lofty top of the cedar, and will plant it....
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I will plant it in the mountain of the height of Israel; and it will produce boughs, and bear fruit,...
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All the trees of the field will know that I, Yahweh, have brought down the high tree, have exalted t...
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