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19 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him[a] for despising my oath and breaking my covenant! 20 I will throw my net over him and he will be caught in my snare; I will bring him to Babylon and judge him there because of the unfaithfulness he committed against me. 21 All the choice men[b] among his troops will die[c] by the sword, and the survivors will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken!

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 17:19 tn Heb “place it on his head.”
  2. Ezekiel 17:21 tc Some manuscripts and versions read “choice men,” while most manuscripts read “fugitives”; the difference arises from the reversal, or metathesis, of two letters, מִבְרָחָיו (mivrakhayv) for מִבְחָריו (mivkharayv).
  3. Ezekiel 17:21 tn Heb “fall.”

19 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will repay him for despising my oath and breaking my covenant.(A) 20 I will spread my net(B) for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment(C) on him there because he was unfaithful(D) to me. 21 All his choice troops will fall by the sword,(E) and the survivors(F) will be scattered to the winds.(G) Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken.(H)

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