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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/ezekiel/17.htm">New International Version</a> 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. <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/17.htm">New Living Translation</a> Pharaoh and all his mighty army will fail to help Israel when the king of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem again and destroys many lives. <a href="/esv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when mounds are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives. <a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17.htm">King James Bible</a> Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: <a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/17.htm">New King James Version</a> Nor will Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company do anything in the war, when they heap up a siege mound and build a wall to cut off many persons. <a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives. <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives. <a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘And Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build siege walls to cut off many lives. <a href="/lsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Pharaoh with his mighty military force and great assembly will not help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives. <a href="/amp/ezekiel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in the war, when they (the Babylonians) put up ramps and build siege walls to destroy many lives. <a href="/csb/ezekiel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast company will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. <a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Pharaoh will not help him with his great army and vast horde in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. <a href="/asv/ezekiel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a> Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. <a href="/cev/ezekiel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Even the king of Egypt and his powerful army will be useless to Judah when the Babylonians attack and build towers and dirt ramps to destroy the cities of Judah and its people. <a href="/erv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a> Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, when they cast up mounts and build forts, to cut off many persons. <a href="/gwt/ezekiel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Even with a large army and many people, Pharaoh will not be able to help him in battle when the Babylonians put up dirt ramps and set up blockades to kill many people. <a href="/gnt/ezekiel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a> Even the powerful army of the king of Egypt will not be able to help him fight when the Babylonians build earthworks and dig trenches in order to kill many people. <a href="/isv/ezekiel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a> Pharaoh, with his massive army and large battalions won't protect him when mounds and siege walls are built to destroy many people. <a href="/msb/ezekiel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast horde will not help him in battle, when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. <a href="/net/ezekiel/17.htm">NET Bible</a> Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people. <a href="/nheb/ezekiel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many persons. <a href="/wbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons: <a href="/web/ezekiel/17.htm">World English Bible</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, "" Does Pharaoh maintain him in battle, "" By pouring out a mound, and in building a fortification, "" To cut off many souls. <a href="/ylt/ezekiel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, Doth Pharaoh maintain him in battle, By pouring out a mount, and in building a fortification, To cut off many souls. <a href="/slt/ezekiel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And not with great strength and with a great convocation, shall Pharaoh do for him in the war by throwing up a mound and by building a watchtower to cut off many souls?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/ezekiel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And not with a great army, nor with much people shall Pharao fight against him: when he shall cast up mounts, and build forts, to cut off many souls. <a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And not with a great army, nor with many people will Pharaoh undertake a battle against him, when he will cast up ramparts and build defenses, in order to put to death many souls. <a href="/nabre/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Bible</a> Pharaoh shall not help him on the day of battle, with a great force and mighty horde, When ramps are thrown up and siege works built for the cutting down of many lives. <a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not help him in war, when ramps are cast up and siege walls built to cut off many lives.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Neither shall Pharaoh fight against him with a great army nor with many horses, but by casting up mounds and building forts shall he destroy many lives. <a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And not with a great army neither with many horses shall Pharaoh make war with him, but in ambush traps and in watchtowers he shall destroy many physical lives<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/ezekiel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company succour him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts, to cut off many souls; <a href="/sep/ezekiel/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Pharaoh shall make war upon him not with a large force or great multitude, in throwing up a mound, and in building of forts, to cut off souls. <a href="/parallel/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4363" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">The Parable Explained</a> …16‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. 17<a href="/hebrew/6547.htm" title="6547: p̄ar·‘ōh (N-proper-ms) -- A title of Eg. kings. Of Egyptian derivation; Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kings.">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">with his mighty</a> <a href="/hebrew/2428.htm" title="2428: ḇə·ḥa·yil (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- From chuwl; probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength.">army</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and vast</a> <a href="/hebrew/6951.htm" title="6951: ū·ḇə·qā·hāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Assembly, convocation, congregation. From qahal; assemblage.">horde</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ya·‘ă·śeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">help</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4421.htm" title="4421: bam·mil·ḥā·māh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A battle, war. From lacham; a battle; generally, war.">in battle,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5550.htm" title="5550: sō·lə·lāh (N-fs) -- A mound. Or cowllah; active participle feminine of calal, but used passively; a military mound, i.e. Rampart of besiegers.">when ramps</a> <a href="/hebrew/8210.htm" title="8210: biš·pōḵ (Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To pour out, pour. A primitive root; to spill forth; also to expend; intensively, to sprawl out.">are built</a> <a href="/hebrew/1785.htm" title="1785: dā·yêq (N-ms) -- Bulwark, siege wall. From a root corresp. To duwq; a battering-tower.">and siege walls</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ū·ḇiḇ·nō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">constructed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: lə·haḵ·rîṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">to destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ (N-fp) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">lives.</a> 18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5-10</a> Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem. / Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah the prophet: / “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt. ... <a href="/2_kings/24-7.htm">2 Kings 24:7</a> Now the king of Egypt did not march out of his land again, because the king of Babylon had taken all his territory, from the Brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River. <a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-5</a> “Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade. / But Pharaoh’s protection will become your shame, and the refuge of Egypt’s shade your disgrace. ... <a href="/jeremiah/2-36.htm">Jeremiah 2:36-37</a> How impulsive you are, constantly changing your ways! You will be disappointed by Egypt just as you were by Assyria. / Moreover, you will leave that place with your hands on your head, for the LORD has rejected those you trust; you will not prosper by their help.” <a href="/jeremiah/27-13.htm">Jeremiah 27:13</a> Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon? <a href="/jeremiah/37-7.htm">Jeremiah 37:7</a> “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says that you are to tell the king of Judah, who sent you to Me: Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has marched out to help you, will go back to its own land of Egypt. <a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1-3</a> Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD. / Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers. / But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together. <a href="/jeremiah/46-17.htm">Jeremiah 46:17</a> There they will cry out: ‘Pharaoh king of Egypt was all noise; he has let the appointed time pass him by.’ <a href="/lamentations/4-17.htm">Lamentations 4:17</a> All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us. <a href="/hosea/7-11.htm">Hosea 7:11</a> So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove—calling out to Egypt, then turning to Assyria. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a> He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel. <a href="/daniel/11-17.htm">Daniel 11:17</a> He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him. <a href="/matthew/24-6.htm">Matthew 24:6-7</a> You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. / Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. <a href="/luke/14-31.htm">Luke 14:31-32</a> Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? / And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace. <a href="/john/19-12.htm">John 19:12</a> From then on, Pilate tried to release Him, but the Jews kept shouting, “If you release this man, you are no friend of Caesar. Anyone who declares himself a king is defying Caesar.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:shall<a href="/ezekiel/29-6.htm">Ezekiel 29:6,7</a> And all the inhabitants of Egypt shall know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel… <a href="/isaiah/36-6.htm">Isaiah 36:6</a> Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.<a href="/jeremiah/37-7.htm">Jeremiah 37:7</a> Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel; Thus shall ye say to the king of Judah, that sent you unto me to inquire of me; Behold, Pharaoh's army, which is come forth to help you, shall return to Egypt into their own land.by<a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Ezekiel 4:2</a> And lay siege against it, and build a fort against it, and cast a mount against it; set the camp also against it, and set battering rams against it round about.<a href="/jeremiah/33-5.htm">Jeremiah 33:5</a> They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.<a href="/jeremiah/52-4.htm">Jeremiah 52:4</a> And it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Assemblage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-31.htm">Built</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-5.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-9.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-40.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-27.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-3.htm">Earthworks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-21.htm">Force</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-14.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/4-2.htm">Forts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Help</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-7.htm">Horde</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-1.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-39.htm">Mounds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm">Mounts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-7.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/jeremiah/47-1.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/jeremiah/33-4.htm">Ramps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/5-2.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/14-20.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/18-5.htm">Succour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/8-10.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/jeremiah/52-25.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Army</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-46.htm">Assemblage</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Assembly</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Build</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Building</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-14.htm">Built</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-31.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-3.htm">Casting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-24.htm">Company</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-3.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Earthworks</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-7.htm">Force</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-10.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Forts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-13.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-16.htm">Help</a> <a href="/ezekiel/38-15.htm">Horde</a> <a href="/daniel/11-20.htm">Maintain</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-21.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Mounds</a> <a href="/micah/4-1.htm">Mounts</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-37.htm">Numerous</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-13.htm">Persons</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-2.htm">Pharaoh</a> <a href="/daniel/11-15.htm">Ramps</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-2.htm">Siege</a> <a href="/ezekiel/18-4.htm">Souls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/19-3.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-18.htm">Succour</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-4.htm">Walls</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-9.htm">War</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 17</div>1. <a href="/ezekiel/17-1.htm">Under the parable of two eagles and a vine</a> 11. <a href="/ezekiel/17-11.htm">is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt</a> 22. <a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation with a formidable military force, often seen as a potential ally against Babylonian aggression. However, the reliance on Egypt for military support was a common but misguided strategy for Judah, as seen in other biblical accounts (<a href="/isaiah/30.htm">Isaiah 30:1-5</a>). The "mighty army and vast horde" emphasizes Egypt's perceived strength and resources, yet it also highlights the futility of trusting in human power rather than in God.will not help him in battle This indicates the failure of Egypt to provide the expected assistance to Zedekiah, the king of Judah, against the Babylonian siege. Historically, Egypt's intervention was either too late or ineffective, as recorded in <a href="/jeremiah/37-5.htm">Jeremiah 37:5-10</a>. This serves as a reminder of the unreliability of earthly alliances and the importance of seeking divine guidance and support. Theologically, it underscores the theme of divine sovereignty and judgment, where God uses nations to fulfill His purposes, regardless of human plans.when ramps are built and siege walls constructed The construction of siege ramps and walls was a common military tactic in ancient warfare, used to breach city defenses. Archaeological evidence from sites like Lachish provides insight into these methods, showing the intense and methodical nature of ancient sieges. This phrase paints a vivid picture of the impending destruction and the inevitability of Jerusalem's fall, as prophesied by Ezekiel. It also reflects the fulfillment of God's warnings through His prophets about the consequences of disobedience and rebellion.to destroy many lives The phrase highlights the tragic outcome of the siege, resulting in significant loss of life. This serves as a sobering reminder of the cost of sin and rebellion against God. The destruction of Jerusalem and the loss of life were not only historical events but also served as a prophetic warning to future generations. In a broader biblical context, it points to the ultimate judgment and the need for repentance and faith in God's salvation plan. Theologically, it foreshadows the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ, who offers life and redemption to those who trust in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/pharaoh.htm">Pharaoh</a> The ruler of Egypt, representing worldly power and alliances that are ultimately unreliable. 2. <a href="/topical/m/mighty_army_and_great_company.htm">Mighty Army and Great Company</a> Symbolizes human strength and resources that are often trusted instead of God. 3. <a href="/topical/s/siege_ramps_and_walls.htm">Siege Ramps and Walls</a> Represents the instruments of warfare and destruction, indicating the futility of relying on human defenses. 4. <a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a> The prophet delivering God's message, warning against misplaced trust. 5. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> The kingdom that sought help from Egypt, illustrating the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_worldly_alliances.htm">The Futility of Worldly Alliances</a> Trusting in human power and alliances, like Judah did with Egypt, leads to disappointment and failure. Believers are called to place their trust in God alone. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> This verse reminds us that God is in control of all nations and their leaders. Human plans and alliances cannot thwart His purposes. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Judah's reliance on Egypt instead of God serves as a warning about the consequences of disobedience and misplaced trust. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare_and_trust.htm">Spiritual Warfare and Trust</a> Just as physical siege ramps and walls were ineffective without God's help, spiritual battles require reliance on God's strength rather than our own.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) By casting up mounts.--This translation implies that "the casting up mounts and building forts" were to be the act of Pharaoh; but such things are done not by the relieving, but by the besieging army. A better translation would be, "when they cast up mounts," &c.--i.e., at the time of the siege. We learn from <a href="/jeremiah/44-30.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; Behold, I will give Pharaohhophra king of Egypt into the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, his enemy, and that sought his life.">Jeremiah 44:30</a> that the particular Pharaoh here referred to was Hophra, the Apries of the Greeks. In <a href="/context/jeremiah/37-5.htm" title="Then Pharaoh's army was come forth out of Egypt: and when the Chaldeans that besieged Jerusalem heard tidings of them, they departed from Jerusalem.">Jeremiah 37:5-11</a>, it is said that an Egyptian army did come up and temporarily raise the siege of Jerusalem; but it was of no avail. Pharaoh did him no good--did not "make for him in the war." The Chaldaeans speedily returned, drove away the Egyptians, and renewed the siege, finally capturing and burning the city.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/ezekiel/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 17. - By casting up mounts, etc.; better, with the Revised Version, when they cast up mounts. The words describe the strategical operations, not of the Egyptians against the Chaldeans, but of the Chaldeans, when they recovered from their first alarm, against Jerusalem (<a href="/2_kings/25-1.htm">2 Kings 25:1</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/39-1.htm">Jeremiah 39:1</a>). The Egyptians, Ezekiel predicts, would be powerless to prevent that second and decisive siege. In vers. 18, 19 the prophet emphasizes the fact that this would be the just punishment of Zedekiah's perfidy. <a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Pharaoh פַרְעֹה֙ (p̄ar·‘ōh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6547.htm">Strong's 6547: </a> Pharaoh -- a title of Egypt kings with [his] mighty גָּד֜וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent army בְחַ֨יִל (ḇə·ḥa·yil) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2428.htm">Strong's 2428: </a> A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength and vast רָ֗ב (rāḇ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great horde וּבְקָהָ֣ל (ū·ḇə·qā·hāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6951.htm">Strong's 6951: </a> Assembly, convocation, congregation will not וְלֹא֩ (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no help יַעֲשֶׂ֨ה (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make him אוֹת֤וֹ (’ō·w·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in battle, בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה (bam·mil·ḥā·māh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4421.htm">Strong's 4421: </a> A battle, war when ramps סֹלְלָ֖ה (sō·lə·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5550.htm">Strong's 5550: </a> A military mound, rampart of besiegers are built בִּשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ (biš·pōḵ) Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8210.htm">Strong's 8210: </a> To spill forth, to expend, to sprawl out and siege walls דָּיֵ֑ק (dā·yêq) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> Bulwark, siege wall constructed וּבִבְנ֣וֹת (ū·ḇiḇ·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> To build to destroy לְהַכְרִ֖ית (lə·haḵ·rîṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant many רַבּֽוֹת׃ (rab·bō·wṯ) Adjective - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great lives. נְפָשׁ֥וֹת (nə·p̄ā·šō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Ezekiel 17:17 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 17:17 Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army (Ezek. 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