Ezekiel 17:11-13

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Zedekiah Against Nebuchadnezzar

¹¹ Then the ·Lord spoke his word [^Lword of the Lord came] to me, saying: ¹² “Say now to the ·people who refuse to obey [^Lrebellious house]: ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Say: ‘[^LLook; ^TBehold] The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took the king [^CJehoiachin; 2 Kin. 24:12] and ·important men [nobles; officials] of Jerusalem and brought them to Babylon. ¹³ Then he took ·a member of the family of the king of Judah [^Lfrom the royal offspring/seed; ^CZedekiah, Jehoiachin’s uncle; 2 Kin. 24:17] and made an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with him, ·forcing him to take an [putting him under] oath. The king also took away the leaders of ·Judah [^Lthe land]