Eze 17:13-19 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then he took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath . He also took away the mighty of the land ,

Ezekiel 17:13-19

13 Then he took one of the royal ^{▼▼Lit seed
,} ^bfamily and made a covenant with him, ^{▼▼Lit and caused him to enter into an oath}putting him under ^doath. He also took away the ^emighty of the land, 14 so that the kingdom would ^fbe humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue. 15 But ^{▼▼I.e., Zedekiah}he ^hrevolted against ^{▼▼I.e., Nebuchadnezzar}him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many ^{▼▼Lit people}troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things ^kescape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape? 16 As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the ^{▼▼Lit place}country of the king who ^{▼▼Lit made him king}put him on the throne, whose oath he ⁿdespised and whose covenant he broke, ^{▼▼Lit with him in Babylon
,} ^pin Babylon he shall certainly die. 17 ^qPharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not ^{▼▼Lit act with}help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives. 18 Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he ^{▼▼Lit gave his hand
,} ^tpledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’” 19 Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “As I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will certainly ^{▼▼Lit give it}inflict on his head.