13Then 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,


In Context

10 Even if it is transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not wither completely when the east wind strikes it-wither away in the plot where it grew?' "

11 Then the word of the LORD came to me:

12 "Say to this rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Say to them: 'The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles, bringing them back with him to Babylon.

13 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,

14 so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.

15 But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?

Ezekiel 17:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:13And 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:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:13And 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,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:13and 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;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:13and 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:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13And 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:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13and 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;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:13And 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:13And 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: