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The Lord Explains the Story

11 The Lord said:

12 (A) Ezekiel, ask the rebellious people of Israel if they know what this story means.

Tell them that the king of Babylonia came to Jerusalem, then he captured the king of Judah[a] and his officials, and took them back to Babylon as prisoners. 13 He chose someone from the family of Judah's king[b] and signed a treaty with him, then made him swear to be loyal. He also led away other important citizens,

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Footnotes

  1. 17.12 king of Judah: Probably King Jehoiachin (see 2 Kings 24.10-12,15, 16).
  2. 17.13 someone from the family of Judah's king: Probably King Zedekiah (see 2 Kings 24.17).

11 Then the word of the Lord came to me: 12 “Say to this rebellious people, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?(A)’ Say to them: ‘The king of Babylon went to Jerusalem and carried off her king and her nobles,(B) bringing them back with him to Babylon.(C) 13 Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty(D) with him, putting him under oath.(E) He also carried away the leading men(F) of the land,

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