Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land, New Living Translation He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel’s most influential leaders, English Standard Version And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away), Berean Standard Bible 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, King James Bible 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: New King James Version And he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land, New American Standard Bible 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, NASB 1995 ‘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, NASB 1977 ‘And 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, Legacy Standard Bible He took one of the royal seed and cut a covenant with him and brought him under oath. He also took away the dominant one of the land, Amplified Bible And he took a member of the royal family [the king’s uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the important leaders of the land, Christian Standard Bible He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land, Holman Christian Standard Bible He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land, American 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; Contemporary English Version He chose someone from the family of Judah's king and signed a treaty with him, then made him swear to be loyal. He also led away other important citizens, English Revised 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: GOD'S WORD® Translation Then he took someone from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and made him promise to be loyal. He took away the leading citizens from Judah Good News Translation He took one of the king's family, made a treaty with him, and made him swear to be loyal. He took important men as hostages International Standard Version Then he took one of the royal descendants, made a covenant with him, and put him under an oath of loyalty, taking the leaders of the land captive Majority Standard Bible 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, NET Bible He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land New Heart English Bible and he took of the royal family, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land; Webster's Bible Translation And 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: World English Bible 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, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he takes of the seed of the kingdom, "" And makes a covenant with him, "" And brings him into an oath, "" And he has taken the mighty of the land, Young's Literal Translation And 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, Smith's Literal Translation And he will take from the seed of the kingdom and cut out with him a covenant, and he will bring him in with an oath, and he took the mighty of the land: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he shall take one of the king's seed, and make a covenant with him, and take an oath of him. Yea, and he shall take away the mighty men of the land, Catholic Public Domain Version And he will take one from the offspring of the king, and he will strike a pact with him and receive an oath from him. Moreover, he will take away the strong ones of the land, New American Bible After removing the nobles from the land, he then took one of the royal line And made a covenant with him, binding him under oath, New Revised Standard Version He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land), Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he shall take one of the offspring of the royal family, and make a covenant with him and take an oath of him; and he shall carry away the rulers of the land, so that they may not boast again, Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he shall take from the seed of the kingdom and covenant a covenant with him, also he enters into an oath with him and he takes the Rulers of the land that they will not be exalted OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and the mighty of the land he took away; Brenton Septuagint Translation And he shall take of the seed royal, and shall make a covenant with him, and shall bind him with an oath: and he shall take the princes of the land: Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Parable Explained…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. 13He 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, 14so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.… Cross References 2 Kings 24:17 Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah. 2 Chronicles 36:10 In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem. Jeremiah 37:1 Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim. Daniel 1:1-2 In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god. Jeremiah 52:3-4 For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. / So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. 2 Kings 24:12 Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive. Jeremiah 24:1 After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD. Jeremiah 29:2 (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.) 2 Kings 25:27-30 On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... Jeremiah 34:8-11 After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ... Jeremiah 38:17-18 Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’” Jeremiah 52:31-34 On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ... Matthew 1:11-12 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, Luke 3:27 the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, Matthew 1:17 In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ. Treasury of Scripture And has taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath of him: he has also taken the mighty of the land: hath taken 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. 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 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. taken an oath of him. 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. Jeremiah 5:2 And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely. he hath also 2 Kings 24:15,16 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… 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;) Jump to Previous Agreement Carried Chief Covenant Family Great Kingdom King's Leading Maketh Member Mighty Oath Putting Royal SeedJump to Next Agreement Carried Chief Covenant Family Great Kingdom King's Leading Maketh Member Mighty Oath Putting Royal SeedEzekiel 17 1. Under the parable of two eagles and a vine11. is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt 22. God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel He took a member of the royal family This phrase refers to Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, who took Jehoiachin, the king of Judah, into captivity and placed Zedekiah, Jehoiachin's uncle, on the throne as a vassal king. The Hebrew word for "member" here is "zera," meaning seed or offspring, indicating a direct descendant of the royal lineage. This act was a strategic move to ensure control over Judah by placing someone of royal blood, yet loyal to Babylon, in power. Historically, this reflects the common practice of ancient empires to install puppet rulers to maintain influence over conquered territories. and made a covenant with him putting him under oath Then he carried away the leading men of the land Hebrew He tookוַיִּקַּח֙ (way·yiq·qaḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take a member of the royal הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה (ham·mə·lū·ḵāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4410: Something ruled, a realm family מִזֶּ֣רַע (miz·ze·ra‘) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity and made וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת (way·yiḵ·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant a covenant בְּרִ֑ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1285: A covenant with him, אִתּ֖וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among putting וַיָּבֵ֤א (way·yā·ḇê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go him under oath. בְּאָלָ֔ה (bə·’ā·lāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 423: An imprecation Then he carried away לָקָֽח׃ (lā·qāḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3947: To take the leading men אֵילֵ֥י (’ê·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 352: Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree of the land, הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Links Ezekiel 17:13 NIVEzekiel 17:13 NLT Ezekiel 17:13 ESV Ezekiel 17:13 NASB Ezekiel 17:13 KJV Ezekiel 17:13 BibleApps.com Ezekiel 17:13 Biblia Paralela Ezekiel 17:13 Chinese Bible Ezekiel 17:13 French Bible Ezekiel 17:13 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Ezekiel 17:13 And he took of the seed royal (Ezek. 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