Old Testament · SCRIPTURE
Ezekiel 17:13
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He 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,
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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:
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He 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,
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
And 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;
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Ezekiel 17
11 Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
13 He 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,
14 so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.
15 But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’
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