Ezekiel 17:16

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, in the place where the king who made him king resides—whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke—there in Babylon he will die.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    As I live, says the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    As I live,{H2416} saith{H5002} the Lord{H136} Jehovah,{H3069} surely in the place{H4725} where the king{H4428} dwelleth that made him king,{H4427} whose oath{H423} he despised,{H959} and whose covenant{H1285} he brake,{H6565} even with him in the midst{H8432} of Babylon{H894} he shall die.{H4191}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    As I live{H2416}, saith{H5002}{(H8803)} the Lord{H136} GOD{H3069}, surely in the place{H4725} where the king{H4428} dwelleth that made him king{H4427}{(H8688)}, whose oath{H423} he despised{H959}{(H8804)}, and whose covenant{H1285} he brake{H6565}{(H8689)}, even with him in the midst{H8432} of Babylon{H894} he shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    As truly as I lyue, saieth the LORDE God: He shal dye at Babilon, in ye place where the kinge dwelleth, that made him kinge: whose ooth he hath despised, and whose couenaunt he hat broken.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    As I liue, saith the Lord God, he shall die in the middes of Babel, in the place of the King, that had made him King, whose othe he despised, and whose couenant made with him, he brake.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    As truely as I liue saith the Lorde God, he shall dye at Babylon in the place where the kyng dwelleth that made hym kyng, whose othe he hath despised, and whose couenaunt he hath broken.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    [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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Doth he not -- in the place of the king who is causing him to reign, Whose oath he hath despised, And whose covenant he hath broken, With him -- in the midst of Babylon -- die?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, 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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    As I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    “‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, surely in the city of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke– in the middle of Babylon he will die!

Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 12:13 : 13 I will spread my net over him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land of the Chaldeans, but he will not see it, and there he will die.
  • Jer 52:11 : 11 Then he blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him in bronze shackles. The king of Babylon took him to Babylon and kept him in prison until the day he died.
  • Jer 39:7 : 7 He then blinded Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze chains to take him to Babylon.
  • Ezek 16:59 : 59 For this is what the Lord GOD says: I will deal with you as you have done, since you despised the oath by breaking the covenant.
  • Zech 5:3-4 : 3 Then he said to me, 'This is the curse that is going out over the whole land: for everyone who steals will be judged according to what is written on one side, and everyone who swears falsely will be judged according to what is written on the other side.' 4 'I will send it out,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will remain inside their house and consume it completely, including its timber and stones.'
  • Exod 8:2 : 2 Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.
  • Num 30:2 : 2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:'
  • Josh 9:20 : 20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live so that no wrath will fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.
  • 2 Sam 21:2 : 2 So the king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had sworn an oath to them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for Israel and Judah.)
  • 2 Kgs 24:17 : 17 The king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin's uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.
  • Jer 32:4-5 : 4 Zedekiah, king of Judah, will not escape from the hands of the Chaldeans. He will certainly be handed over to the king of Babylon; they will speak face to face and see each other directly. 5 He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I deal with him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.
  • Ezek 17:13 : 13 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under an oath. Then he carried away the leaders of the land.
  • Ezek 17:18-19 : 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Though he gave his hand in pledge, he did all these things. He will not escape! 19 Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will bring upon his own head.
  • Hos 10:4 : 4 They speak mere words, making covenants with false oaths, and judgment springs up like poisonous weeds in the furrows of the field.
  • Jer 34:3-5 : 3 And you will not escape from his hand, for you will surely be captured and handed over to him. Your eyes will see the eyes of the king of Babylon, and he will speak directly to you. You will go to Babylon. 4 Yet hear the word of the Lord, O Zedekiah, king of Judah! This is what the Lord says concerning you: You will not die by the sword. 5 You will die in peace, and as burnings were made for your ancestors, the former kings who were before you, so they will burn incense for you and lament for you, saying, 'Alas, lord!' For I have spoken the word, declares the Lord.
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Rom 1:31 : 31 they are senseless, faithless, unloving, unforgiving, and unmerciful.
  • 1 Tim 1:10 : 10 the sexually immoral, those who practice homosexuality, slave traders, liars, perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
  • 2 Tim 3:3 : 3 They will be unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, and hostile to what is good.
  • Ezek 17:10 : 10 Even if transplanted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes it, drying up in the very garden bed where it grew?’

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