Ezekiel 17:11-13

International Standard Version

The Meaning of the Parable

¹¹ This message came to me from the Lord: ¹² “Tell my^[a] rebellious house, ‘Don’t you know what these things mean? Look! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, captured her king and princes, and took them with him to Babylon. ¹³ 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