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:
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Gill's Exposition
But he rebelled against him,.... Zedekiah rebelled against the king of Babylon, broke the covenant he entered into, and violated his oath:
in sending his ambassadors into Egypt; to form an alliance…
We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us, because they will illustrate one another. 1. The prophet is appointed to put forth…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
the king's seed the royal seed, lit. seed of the kingdom. See on Eze 17:5; cf. 2Ki 24:17; Jer 37:1.
an oath of him Cf. 2Ch 36:13.
he hath also taken he took also. On "mighty of the land," cf. Eze…
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