Verse 12
Ezekiel 17:12
Bible in Basic English
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Say now to this uncontrolled people, Are these things not clear to you? Say to them, See, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its rulers away with him to Babylon;
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֱמָר נָא֙ לְ/בֵ֣ית הַ/מֶּ֔רִי הֲ/לֹ֥א יְדַעְתֶּ֖ם מָה אֵ֑לֶּה אֱמֹ֗ר הִנֵּה בָ֨א מֶֽלֶךְ בָּבֶ֤ל יְרוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ וַ/יִּקַּ֤ח אֶת מַלְכָּ/הּ֙ וְ/אֶת שָׂרֶ֔י/הָ וַ/יָּבֵ֥א אוֹתָ֛/ם אֵלָ֖י/ו בָּבֶֽלָ/ה
English Translation
Say now to the house of the Meri: Do you not know what these are? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon has come to Jerusalem and he has taken its king and its princes and has brought them to Babylon.
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Chapter 17 Context
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