Eze 17:12 | NETfull | STEP | “Say to the rebellious house of Israel: ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Say: ‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.

Ezekiel 17:12

12 “Say to the rebellious house of Israel: ^{▼▼ The words “of Israel” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation as a clarification of the referent.} ^{▼▼ The book of Ezekiel frequently refers to the Israelites as a rebellious house (Ezek 2:5, 6, 8; 3:9, 26–27; 12:2–3, 9, 25; 17:12; 24:3).} ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ ^{▼▼ The narrative description of this interpretation of the riddle is given in 2 Kgs 24:11–15.} Say: ‘See here, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem ^{▼▼ For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; Journey of Paul map 1-F4; Journey of Paul map 2-F4; Journey of Paul map 3-F4; Journey of Paul map 4-F4.} and took her king and her officials prisoner and brought them to himself in Babylon.