Ezekiel 17:13DRA
Catholic Bible · DRA · Verse 13 of 24
"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:"
In context
11Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these ? tell , Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;
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:
14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such ? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?