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.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
Seeing he despised the oath, by breaking the covenant,.... This is repeated again, to show the heinousness of the sin Zedekiah had been guilty of, and what was the cause of his ruin:
when, lo, he…
Methodist theologian, 1762–1832
Adam Clarke
In the midst of Babylon he shall die - His eyes were put out; he was carried to Babylon, and never returned.
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
Zedekiah, being carried to Babylon, shall die there.
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