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He also carried away the leading men of the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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),<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216He 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘And 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then he took someone from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and made him promise to be loyal. He took away the leading citizens from Judah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then he took one of the royal descendants, made a covenant with him, and put him under an oath of loyalty, taking the leaders of the land captive <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he took of the royal family, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He took one of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he takes of the seed of the kingdom, "" And makes a covenant with him, "" And brings him into an oath, "" And he has taken the mighty of the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will take from the seed of the kingdom and cut out with him a covenant, and he will bring him in with an oath, and he took the mighty of the land:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he will take one from the offspring of the king, and he will strike a pact with him and receive an oath from him. Moreover, he will take away the strong ones of the land,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After removing the nobles from the land, he then took one of the royal line And made a covenant with him, binding him under oath, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />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),<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he shall take from the seed of the kingdom and covenant a covenant with him, also he enters into an oath with him and he takes the Rulers of the land that they will not be exalted<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />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:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4314" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">The Parable Explained</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">12</span>“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon. <span class="reftext">13</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">He took</a> <a href="/hebrew/4410.htm" title="4410: ham·mə·lū·ḵāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Kingship, royalty. Feminine passive participle of malak; something ruled, i.e. A realm.">a member of the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: miz·ze·ra‘ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">family</a> <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm" title="3772: way·yiḵ·rōṯ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To cut off, cut down. A primitive root; to cut; by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant.">and made</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rîṯ (N-fs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">a covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">putting</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">him</a> <a href="/hebrew/423.htm" title="423: bə·’ā·lāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- An oath. From 'alah; an imprecation.">under oath.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qāḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Then he carried away</a> <a href="/hebrew/352.htm" title="352: ’ê·lê (N-mpc) -- From the same as 'uwl; properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief; also a ram; a pilaster; an oak or other strong tree.">the leading men</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the land,</a> </span><span class="reftext">14</span>so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-10.htm">2 Chronicles 36:10</a></span><br />In the spring, King Nebuchadnezzar summoned Jehoiachin and brought him to Babylon, along with the articles of value from the house of the LORD. And he made Jehoiachin’s relative Zedekiah king over Judah and Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a></span><br />Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon made Zedekiah son of Josiah the king of Judah, and he reigned in place of Coniah son of Jehoiakim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/1-1.htm">Daniel 1:1-2</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. / And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Jeremiah 52:3-4</a></span><br />For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. / So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-12.htm">2 Kings 24:12</a></span><br />Jehoiachin king of Judah, his mother, his servants, his commanders, and his officials all surrendered to the king of Babylon. So in the eighth year of his reign, the king of Babylon took him captive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a></span><br />After Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried away Jeconiah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, as well as the officials of Judah and the craftsmen and metalsmiths from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon, the LORD showed me two baskets of figs placed in front of the temple of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Jeremiah 29:2</a></span><br />(This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-27.htm">2 Kings 25:27-30</a></span><br />On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Judah’s King Jehoiachin, in the year Evil-merodach became king of Babylon, he released King Jehoiachin of Judah from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Jeremiah 34:8-11</a></span><br />After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD / that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. / So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-18</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-31.htm">Jeremiah 52:31-34</a></span><br />On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison. / And he spoke kindly to Jehoiachin and set his throne above the thrones of the other kings who were with him in Babylon. / So Jehoiachin changed out of his prison clothes, and he dined regularly at the king’s table for the rest of his life. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-11.htm">Matthew 1:11-12</a></span><br />and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. / After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-27.htm">Luke 3:27</a></span><br />the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-17.htm">Matthew 1:17</a></span><br />In all, then, there were fourteen generations from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And 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:</p><p class="hdg">hath taken</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Ezekiel 17:5</a></b></br> He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed <i>it</i> by great waters, <i>and</i> set it <i>as</i> a willow tree.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17</a></b></br> And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/37-1.htm">Jeremiah 37:1</a></b></br> And king Zedekiah the son of Josiah reigned instead of Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon made king in the land of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">taken an oath of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a></b></br> And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-2.htm">Jeremiah 5:2</a></b></br> And though they say, The LORD liveth; surely they swear falsely.</p><p class="hdg">he hath also</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/24-15.htm">2 Kings 24:15,16</a></b></br> And he carried away Jehoiachin to Babylon, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, <i>those</i> carried he into captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/24-1.htm">Jeremiah 24:1</a></b></br> The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs <i>were</i> set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/29-2.htm">Jeremiah 29:2</a></b></br> (After that Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpenters, and the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem;)</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-62.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-12.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-62.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/35-5.htm">Family</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-1.htm">King's</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-16.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-16.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Member</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-5.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-59.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-5.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-14.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/ezekiel/27-22.htm">Chief</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Family</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">King's</a> <a href="/ezekiel/40-26.htm">Leading</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-3.htm">Maketh</a> <a href="/matthew/5-29.htm">Member</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-17.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-27.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/daniel/1-3.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-5.htm">Seed</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-1.htm">Under the parable of two eagles and a vine</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-11.htm">is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel</a></span><br></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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The Hebrew word for "member" here is "zera," meaning seed or offspring, indicating a direct descendant of the royal lineage. This act was a strategic move to ensure control over Judah by placing someone of royal blood, yet loyal to Babylon, in power. Historically, this reflects the common practice of ancient empires to install puppet rulers to maintain influence over conquered territories.<p><b>and made a covenant with him</b><br />The term "covenant" in Hebrew is "berit," which signifies a solemn agreement or treaty. In the ancient Near Eastern context, covenants were binding and often involved oaths before deities. This covenant was a political agreement where Zedekiah swore allegiance to Nebuchadnezzar. From a scriptural perspective, covenants are significant as they often denote divine promises or agreements, but here it underscores a human political maneuver that ultimately defies God's covenant with Israel.<p><b>putting him under oath</b><br />The phrase "under oath" implies a formal and binding promise. The Hebrew word "alah" suggests invoking a curse upon oneself if the oath is broken. This highlights the seriousness of Zedekiah's commitment to Nebuchadnezzar. Biblically, oaths were sacred and breaking them was considered a grave sin. This act of swearing allegiance to a foreign king rather than trusting in God foreshadows Zedekiah's eventual downfall due to his unfaithfulness.<p><b>Then he carried away the leading men of the land</b><br />This refers to the deportation of Judah's elite, including officials, craftsmen, and warriors, to Babylon. The Hebrew word "gola" means exile or captivity. This was a common tactic used by conquering empires to weaken a nation's ability to rebel by removing its leaders and skilled workers. Historically, this event is part of the Babylonian Exile, a pivotal moment in Jewish history that led to significant theological and cultural developments. Scripturally, it serves as a fulfillment of prophetic warnings about the consequences of Israel's disobedience to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּח֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a member of the royal</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mə·lū·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4410.htm">Strong's 4410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something ruled, a realm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">family</span><br /><span class="heb">מִזֶּ֣רַע</span> <span class="translit">(miz·ze·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḵ·rōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3772.htm">Strong's 3772: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִ֑ית</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אִתּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’it·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">putting</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֵ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him under oath.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאָלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_423.htm">Strong's 423: </a> </span><span class="str2">An imprecation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Then he carried away</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקָֽח׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the leading men</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵילֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ê·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_352.htm">Strong's 352: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength, strong, a chief, a ram, a pilaster, an oak, strong tree</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאָ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Ezekiel 17:13 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 17:13 And he took of the seed royal (Ezek. 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