Ezekiel 17:16
Old Testament • 20 words with Strong's data
"As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die."
Word-by-Word Analysis
חָיָה
châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
מָקוֹם
mâqôwm
properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
יָשַׁב
yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
שְׁבוּעָה
shᵉbûwʻâh
properly, something sworn, i.e. an oath
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
בְּרִית
bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
שָׁבַר
shâbar
to burst (literally or figuratively)
תָּוֶךְ
tâvek
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
בָּבֶל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
מוּת
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁב yâshab
properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
Study H3427 →חָיָה châyâh
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
Study H2421 →בְּרִית bᵉrîyth
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Study H1285 →בָּבֶל Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Study H894 →אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Study H834 →אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
Study H834 →Cross References
My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare: and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
Then he put out the eyes of Zedekiah; and the king of Babylon bound him in chains, and carried him to Babylon, and put him in prison till the day of his death.
And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and ...
And the king of Babylon made Mattaniah his father’s brother king in his stead, and changed his name to Zedekiah.
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs:
For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
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:
If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.
In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the LORD. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not.
Moreover he put out Zedekiah’s eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon.
This we will do to them; we will even let them live, lest wrath be upon us, because of the oath which we sware unto them.
Yea, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the furrows where it grew.
Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;
They have spoken words, swearing falsely in making a covenant: thus judgment springeth up as hemlock in the furrows of the field.
Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his...
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