Ezekiel
Ezekiel 17:18–20
18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’
19Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘As surely as I live, I will bring down upon his head My oath that he despised and My covenant that he broke. 20I will spread My net over him and catch him in My snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment upon him there for the treason he committed against Me.
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Ezekiel 17:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He despised | וּבָזָ֥ה | ū·ḇā·zāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H959 despise |
| the oath | אָלָ֖ה | ’ā·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H423 oath |
| by breaking | לְהָפֵ֣ר | lə·hā·p̄êr | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6565 break, frustrate |
| the covenant | בְּרִ֑ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| Seeing that | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| he gave | נָתַ֥ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| his hand in pledge | יָד֛וֹ | yā·ḏōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| yet did | עָשָׂ֖ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| these | אֵ֥לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| he will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| escape | יִמָּלֵֽט׃ס | yim·mā·lêṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
Ezekiel 17:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֞ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| this is what | כֹּה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יְהוִה֮ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| As | אָנִי֒ | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| surely as | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| I live | חַי־ | ḥay- | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| I will bring down | וּנְתַתִּ֖יו | ū·nə·ṯat·tîw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| upon his head | בְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ | bə·rō·šōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7218 head |
| My oath | אָֽלָתִי֙ | ’ā·lā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H423 oath |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he despised | בָּזָ֔ה | bā·zāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H959 despise |
| and My covenant | וּבְרִיתִ֖י | ū·ḇə·rî·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| he broke | הֵפִ֑יר | hê·p̄îr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6331 crush |
Ezekiel 17:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will spread | וּפָרַשְׂתִּ֤י | ū·p̄ā·raś·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6566 spread out, spread |
| My net | רִשְׁתִּ֔י | riš·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H7568 net |
| over him | עָלָיו֙ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| and catch him | וְנִתְפַּ֖שׂ | wə·niṯ·paś | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H8610 lay hold of, wield |
| in My snare | בִּמְצֽוּדָתִ֑י | bim·ṣū·ḏā·ṯî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H4686 net, capture, fastness |
| I will bring him | וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֣יהוּ | wa·hă·ḇî·’ō·w·ṯî·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to Babylon | בָבֶ֗לָה | ḇā·ḇe·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H894 Babel, Babylon |
| and execute judgment | וְנִשְׁפַּטְתִּ֤י | wə·niš·paṭ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| upon him | אִתּוֹ֙ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| there | שָׁ֔ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| for the treason | מָֽעַל־ | mā·‘al- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4603 act unfaithfully, treacherously |
| he committed | מַעֲל֖וֹ | ma·‘ă·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4604 unfaithful, treacherous act |
| against Me | בִּֽי׃ | bî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ezekiel 17:18 1 Chronicles 29:24
Ezekiel 17:19 Jeremiah 5:2 · Deuteronomy 5:11 · Jeremiah 5:9
Ezekiel 17:20 Ezekiel 12:13 · Ezekiel 20:35–36 · Ezekiel 32:3 · Jeremiah 2:35 · Ezekiel 38:22 · Jeremiah 39:5–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.