Ezekiel 17 · Verse 16

Ezekiel 17:16

As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
Ezekiel 17:16, King James Version

Ezekiel 17:16 in other translations

BSB‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
WEB“‘As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the middle of Babylon he will die.
ASVAs I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
YLTI live--an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Doth he not--in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken, With him--in the midst of Babylon--die?
DARBYAs I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.
BBEBy my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.
WebsterAs I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

What does Ezekiel 17:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. in the place where the king dwelleth--righteous retribution. He brought on himself in the worst form the evil which, in a mild form, he had sought to deliver himself from by perjured treachery, namely, vassalage (Eze 12:13; Jr 32:5; 34:3; 52:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 16 In the midst of Babylon he shall die - His eyes were put out; he was carried to Babylon, and never returned.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 17:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

חַי\־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416
אָ֗נִי'A.niof meH589
נְאֻם֮ne.'Um[the] utterance ofH5002
אֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.Nai[the] LordH136
יְהוִה֒Yah.wehYahwehH3069
אִם\־'im-ifH518
לֹ֗אLo'notH3808
בִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmin [the] place ofH4725
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
הַמַּמְלִ֣יךְha.mam.Likhwho made kingH4427
אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> himH853
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhomH834
בָּזָה֙ba.Zahhe despisedH959
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אָ֣לָת֔וֹ'a.la.Tooath hisH423
וַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.Sherand whomH834
הֵפֵ֖רhe.Ferhe brokeH6565
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בְּרִית֑וֹbe.ri.Tocovenant hisH1285
אִתּ֥וֹ'i.Towith himH854
בְתוֹךְ\־ve.tokh-in [the] midst ofH8432
בָּבֶ֖לba.VelBabylonH894
יָמֽוּת\׃ya.Muthe will dieH4191

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

Cross references for Ezekiel 17:16

  • Ezekiel 12:13

    My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.

  • Jeremiah 52:11

    Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.

  • Exodus 8:2

    And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:

  • 2 Kings 24:17

    And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.

  • Jeremiah 39:7

    Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.

  • Ezekiel 16:59

    For thus saith the Lord God; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.

  • Jeremiah 32:4-5

    And Zedekiah king of Judah shall not escape out of the hand of the Chaldeans, but shall surely be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall speak with him mouth to mouth, and his eyes shall behold his eyes; And he shall lead Zedekiah to Babylon, and there shall he be until I visit him, saith the Lord: though ye fight with the Chaldeans, ye shall not prosper.

  • Zechariah 5:3-4

    Then said he unto me, This is the curse that goeth forth over the face of the whole earth: for every one that stealeth shall be cut off as on this side according to it; and every one that sweareth shall be cut off as on that side according to it. I will bring it forth, saith the Lord of hosts, and it shall enter into the house of the thief, and into the house of him that sweareth falsely by my name: and it shall remain in the midst of his house, and shall consume it with the timber thereof and the stones thereof.

  • 2 Samuel 21:2

    And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.)

  • 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:

  • Numbers 30:2

    If a man vow a vow unto the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.

  • Exodus 20:7

    Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
whose oath.
18,19; 16:59; Ex 20:7; Nu 30:2; Jos 9:20; 2Sa 21:2; Ps 15:4
Ex 8:2; Ho 10:4; Zec 5:3,4; Mal 3:5; Ro 1:31; 1Ti 1:10; 2Ti 3:3
even.
10; 12:13; Jer 32:4,5; 34:3-5; 39:7; 52:11

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Context

  • Ezekiel 17:15

    But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

  • Ezekiel 17:16

    As I live, saith the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • Ezekiel 17:17

    Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

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Ezekiel 17:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Vivo yo, dice el Señor Jehová, que morirá en medio de Babilonia, en el lugar del rey que le hizo reinar, cuyo juramento menospreció, y cuya alianza con él hecha rompió.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Je suis vivant, dit le Seigneur, l’ Éternel, si, dans le lieu même du roi qui l’a fait roi, dont il a méprisé le serment et dont il a rompu l’alliance, près de lui, il ne meurt au milieu de Babylone!
German
Elberfelder 1871
So wahr ich lebe, spricht der Herr, Jehova, wenn er nicht an dem Orte des Königs, der ihn zum König gemacht hat, dessen Eid er verachtet und dessen Bund er gebrochen hat, bei ihm in Babel sterben wird!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Vivo ego, dicit Dominus Deus, quoniam in loco regis qui constituit eum regem, cujus fecit irritum juramentum, et solvit pactum quod habebat cum eo, in medio Babylonis morietur.