16 As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the [a]country of the king who [b]put him on the throne, whose oath he (A)despised and whose covenant he broke, [c](B)in Babylon he shall certainly die.

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  1. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit place
  2. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit made him king
  3. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit with him in Babylon

16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, he shall die(A) in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.(B)

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18 Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he [a](A)pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

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  1. Ezekiel 17:18 Lit gave his hand

18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge(A) and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.

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