Ezekiel 17 · Verse 13

Ezekiel 17:13

And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
Ezekiel 17:13, King James Version

Ezekiel 17:13 in other translations

BSBHe took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,
WEBHe took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,
ASVAnd he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
YLTAnd he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,
DARBYAnd he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;
BBEAnd he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
WebsterAnd hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath from him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

What does Ezekiel 17:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Ezekiel 17:11-21

The parable is explained, and the particulars of the history of the Jewish nation at that time may be traced. Zedekiah had been ungrateful to his benefactor, which is a sin against God. In every solemn oath, God is appealed to as a witness of the sincerity of him that swears. Truth is a debt owing to all men. If the professors of the true religion deal treacherously with those of a false religion, their profession…

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Ezekiel 17:13 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.Kachand he tookH3947
מִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'one of [the] offspring ofH2233
הַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.Khah<the> royaltyH4410
וַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.Rotand he madeH3772
אִתּ֖וֹ'i.Towith himH854
בְּרִ֑יתbe.Rita covenantH1285
וַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'and he made goH935
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
בְּאָלָ֔הbe.'a.Lahin an oathH423
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֵילֵ֥י'ei.Lei[the] leaders ofH352
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
לָקָֽח\׃la.Kachhe tookH3947

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Ezekiel 17:13

  • 2 Chronicles 36:13

    And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the Lord God of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 24:15-17

    And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king’s mother, and the king’s wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. And all the men of might, even seven thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

  • Ezekiel 17:5

    He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

  • Jeremiah 5:2

    And though they say, The Lord liveth; surely they swear falsely.

  • Jeremiah 24:1

    The Lord shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the Lord, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.

  • Jeremiah 29:2

    (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)

  • Jeremiah 37:1

    And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.

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hath taken.
5; 2Ki 24:17; Jer 37:1
taken an oath of him. Heb. brought him to an oath.
2Ch 36:13; Jer 5:2
he hath also.
2Ki 24:15,16; Jer 24:1; 29:2

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Context

  • Ezekiel 17:12

    Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

  • Ezekiel 17:13

    And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

  • Ezekiel 17:14

    That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

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Ezekiel 17:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Tomó también de la simiente del reino, é hizo con él alianza, y trájole á juramento; y tomó los fuertes de la tierra,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il en a pris un de la semence du royaume, et a fait alliance avec lui, et lui a fait prêter un serment d’exécration, et il a pris les puissants du pays,
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er hat von dem königlichen Samen genommen und einen Bund mit ihm gemacht, und hat ihn einen Eid eingehen lassen; die Mächtigen des Landes aber hat er mitgenommen,
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et tollet de semine regni, ferietque cum eo fœdus, et ab eo accipiet jusjurandum. Sed et fortes terræ tollet,