18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.


In Context

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?

16 " 'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD , he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.

17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps are built and siege works erected to destroy many lives.

18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.

19 " 'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: As surely as I live, I will bring down on his head my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke.

20 I will spread my net for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there because he was unfaithful to me.

Ezekiel 17:18 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these [things,] he shall not escape.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:18For he had despised the oath, breaking his covenant, and behold he hath given his hand: and having done all these things, he shall not escape.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:18For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he done all these things: he shall not escape.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:18For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall not escape.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:18And he despised the oath — to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:18Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, see, he had given his hand, and has done all these things, he shall not escape.