Ezekiel 17:13

New Century Version

Then he took a member of the family of the king of Judah and made an agreement with him, forcing him to take an oath. The king also took away the leaders of Judah

Parallel Translations

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,

Hebrew Names 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;

King James Version
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:

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),

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,

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,

World English Bible
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;

Geneva Bible (1587)
And hath taken one of the Kings seede, and made a couenant with him, & hath taken an othe of him: he hath also taken the princes of the land,

New American Standard Bible (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,

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,

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,

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,

Complete Jewish Bible
Then he took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He removed the powerful leaders of the land,

Darby Translation
And 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;

Easy-to-Read Version
Then Nebuchadnezzar made an agreement with a man from the king's family. Nebuchadnezzar forced that man to make a promise. So this man promised to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar made this man the new king of Judah. Then he took all the powerful men away from Judah.

George Lamsa Translation
And 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,

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

Lexham English Bible
And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and he brought him under oath, and he took the rulers of the land,

Literal Translation
And he took of the royal seed, and he has cut with him a covenant and has made him enter into an oath. And he took the mighty of the land,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He toke of the kinges sede, and made a couenaunt with him, and toke an ooth of him: The prynces of the londe toke he with him also,

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;

Bible in Basic English
And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
and 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;

King James Version (1611)
And hath taken of the kings seed, and made a couenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He toke of the kynges seede, and made a couenaunt with him, and toke an othe of hym, the princes of the lande toke he with him also.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
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:

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:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he schal take of the seed of the rewme, and schal smyte with it a boond of pees, and he schal take of it an ooth; but also he schal take awei the stronge men of the lond,

Update Bible Version
and he took of the royal seed, 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:

New English Translation
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 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 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,

New Life Bible
He took one of the king's family and made an agreement with him. And he made him promise to keep it. He also took away the strong leaders of the land,

New Revised Standard
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),

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yea took of the seed royal And solemnised with him a covenant, And brought him into an oath, Also the mighty ones of the land, did he take.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And 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,

Revised Standard Version
And he took one of the seed royal and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. (The chief men of the land he had taken away,

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,

THE MESSAGE
The Great Tree Is Made Small and the Small Tree Great God 's Message came to me: "Son of man, make a riddle for the house of Israel. Tell them a story. Say, ‘ God , the Master, says: "‘A great eagle with a huge wingspan and long feathers, In full plumage and bright colors, came to Lebanon And took the top off a cedar, broke off the top branch, Took it to a land of traders, and set it down in a city of shopkeepers. Then he took a cutting from the land and planted it in good, well-watered soil, like a willow on a riverbank. It sprouted into a flourishing vine, low to the ground. Its branches grew toward the eagle and the roots became established— A vine putting out shoots, developing branches. "‘There was another great eagle with a huge wingspan and thickly feathered. This vine sent out its roots toward him from the place where it was planted. Its branches reached out to him so he could water it from a long distance. It had been planted in good, well-watered soil, And it put out branches and bore fruit, and became a noble vine. "‘ God , the Master, says, Will it thrive? Won't he just pull it up by the roots and leave the grapes to rot And the branches to shrivel up, a withered, dead vine? It won't take much strength or many hands to pull it up. Even if it's transplanted, will it thrive? When the hot east wind strikes it, won't it shrivel up? Won't it dry up and blow away from the place where it was planted?'" God 's Message came to me: "Tell this house of rebels, ‘Do you get it? Do you know what this means?' "Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its leaders back to Babylon. He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, making him swear his loyalty. The king of Babylon took all the top leaders into exile to make sure that this kingdom stayed weak—didn't get any big ideas of itself—and kept the covenant with him so that it would have a future. "‘But he rebelled and sent emissaries to Egypt to recruit horses and a big army. Do you think that's going to work? Are they going to get by with this? Does anyone break a covenant and get off scot-free? "‘As sure as I am the living God, this king who broke his pledge of loyalty and his covenant will die in that country, in Babylon. Pharaoh with his big army—all those soldiers!—won't lift a finger to fight for him when Babylon sets siege to the city and kills everyone inside. Because he broke his word and broke the covenant, even though he gave his solemn promise, because he went ahead and did all these things anyway, he won't escape. "‘Therefore, God , the Master, says, As sure as I am the living God, because the king despised my oath and broke my covenant, I'll bring the consequences crashing down on his head. I'll send out a search party and catch him. I'll take him to Babylon and have him brought to trial because of his total disregard for me. All his elite soldiers, along with the rest of the army, will be killed in battle, and whoever is left will be scattered to the four winds. Then you'll realize that I, God , have spoken. "‘ God , the Master, says, I personally will take a shoot from the top of the towering cedar, a cutting from the crown of the tree, and plant it on a high and towering mountain, on the high mountain of Israel. It will grow, putting out branches and fruit—a majestic cedar. Birds of every sort and kind will live under it. They'll build nests in the shade of its branches. All the trees of the field will recognize that I, God , made the great tree small and the small tree great, made the green tree turn dry and the dry tree sprout green branches. I, God , said it—and I did it.'"

Contextual Overview

¹ The Lord spoke his word to me, saying: ² "Human, give a riddle and tell a story to the people of Israel. ³ Say, ‘This is what the Lord God says: A giant eagle with big wings and long feathers of many different colors came to Lebanon and took hold of the top of a cedar tree. ⁴ He pulled off the top branch and brought it to a land of traders, where he planted it in a city of traders. ⁵ "‘The eagle took some seed from the land and planted it in a good field near plenty of water. He planted it to grow like a willow tree. ⁶ It sprouted and became a low vine that spread over the ground. The branches turned toward the eagle, but the roots were under the eagle. So the seed became a vine, and its branches grew, sending out leaves. ⁷ "‘But there was another giant eagle with big wings and many feathers. The vine then bent its roots toward this eagle. It sent out its branches from the area where it was planted toward the eagle so he could water it. ⁸ It had been planted in a good field by plenty of water so it could grow branches and give fruit. It could have become a fine vine.' ⁹ "Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord God says: The vine will not continue to grow. The first eagle will pull up the vine's roots and strip off its fruit. Then the vine and all its new leaves will dry up and die. It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull the vine up by its roots. ¹⁰ Even if it is planted again, it will not continue to grow. It will completely dry up and die when the east wind hits it in the area where it grew.'"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

hath taken: Ezekiel 17:5, 2 Kings 24:17, Jeremiah 37:1

taken an oath of him: Heb. brought him to an oath, 2 Chronicles 36:13, Jeremiah 5:2

he hath also: 2 Kings 24:15, 2 Kings 24:16, Jeremiah 24:1, Jeremiah 29:2

Reciprocal: Genesis 21:27 - made Joshua 6:22 - as ye sware unto her 1 Samuel 11:1 - Make 1 Samuel 30:15 - Swear 1 Kings 15:19 - break thy league 2 Kings 17:4 - found conspiracy Ezra 4:19 - and it is found Ecclesiastes 8:2 - in regard Jeremiah 32:4 - General Jeremiah 41:1 - seed Ezekiel 12:10 - prince Ezekiel 16:59 - which Ezekiel 21:23 - to them that have sworn oaths Daniel 11:23 - work Hosea 10:4 - swearing Zechariah 5:3 - sweareth

Cross-References

Genesis 14:14
When Abram learned that Lot had been captured, he called out his 318 trained men who had been born in his camp. He led the men and chased the enemy all the way to the town of Dan.

Genesis 15:3
Abram said, "Look, you have given me no son, so a slave born in my house will inherit everything I have."

Genesis 37:27
Let's sell him to these Ishmaelites. Then we will not be guilty of killing our own brother. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh and blood." And the other brothers agreed.

Genesis 37:36
Meanwhile the Midianites who had bought Joseph had taken him to Egypt. There they sold him to Potiphar, an officer to the king of Egypt and captain of the palace guard.

Genesis 39:1
Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. An Egyptian named Potiphar was an officer to the king of Egypt and the captain of the palace guard. He bought Joseph from the Ishmaelites who had brought him down there.

Exodus 12:44
If someone buys a slave and circumcises him, the slave may eat the Passover.

Exodus 21:2
"If you buy a Hebrew slave, he will serve you for six years. In the seventh year you are to set him free, and he will have to pay nothing.

Exodus 21:4
If the slave's master gives him a wife, and she gives birth to sons or daughters, the woman and her children will belong to the master. When the slave is set free, only he may leave.

Exodus 21:16
"Anyone who kidnaps someone and either sells him as a slave or still has him when he is caught must be put to death.

Nehemiah 5:5
We are just like our fellow Jews, and our sons are like their sons. But we have to sell our sons and daughters as slaves. Some of our daughters have already been sold. But there is nothing we can do, because our fields and vineyards already belong to other people."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And hath taken of the king's seed,.... One of the royal family, signified by the seed of the land, Ezekiel 17:5. Mattaniah, son of King Josiah, and uncle to King Jeconiah; whom Nebuchadnezzar took and made king of Judea, and called him Zedekiah, which signifies the "justice of the Lord": to put him in mind of doing justly, by observing the covenant and oath after mentioned, or that he must expect vengeance:

and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him; he gave him the throne and kingdom upon certain conditions to be performed, and for the perform once of which he made him swear by the God of Israel; see 2 Chronicles 36:13;

he hath also taken the mighty of the land: or, "the rams of the land" x; the principal men of it for wisdom, riches, and valour, the princes and nobles of it; which he did, as to weaken the nation, that it might not be so capable of rebelling against him, so to be hostages for the performance of the covenant entered into; and this is meant by planting the seed with circumspection, Ezekiel 17:5.

x אילי הארץ "arietes terrae", Montanus.