Eze 17:13 | JFB | STEP | 13. the king's seed —Zedekiah, Jeconiah's uncle. taken . . . oath of him —swearing fealty as a vassal to Nebuchadnezzar ( ). also taken the mighty —as hostages for the fulfilment of the covenant; whom, therefore, Zedekiah exposed to death by his treason.

Ezekiel 17:13

13. the king's seed—Zedekiah, Jeconiah's uncle.

taken . . . oath of him—swearing fealty as a vassal to Nebuchadnezzar (2Ch 36:13).

also taken the mighty—as hostages for the fulfilment of the covenant; whom, therefore, Zedekiah exposed to death by his treason.