Ezekiel 17:18

KJ21

Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

ASV

For he hath despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet hath done all these things; he shall not escape.

AMP

Now Zedekiah dishonored the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

AMPC

For [Zedekiah] despised the oath and broke the covenant and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things; he shall not escape.

BRG

Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

CSB

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. He will not escape!

CSBA

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. He will not escape!

CEB

He scorned the solemn pledge and overturned the agreement! Even though he made a promise, he did all these things, and he won’t escape capture.

CJB

because he despised the oath by breaking the covenant to which he had sworn allegiance; having done all these things, he will not escape unpunished.’

CEV

The king of Judah broke his own promises and ignored the treaty with Babylonia. And so he will be punished!

DARBY

He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he done all these things: he shall not escape.

DRA

For he had despised the oath, breaking his covenant, and behold he hath given his hand: and having done all these things, he shall not escape.

ERV

But the king of Judah will not escape, because he ignored his agreement. He broke his promise to Nebuchadnezzar.”

EASY

Judah's king did not obey his agreement with the king of Babylon. He had promised to serve Babylon's king but instead he turned against him. He did not do what he had promised to do, so he will not escape.

EHV

The king despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Even though he had given his hand to seal the covenant, he did all these things. He shall not escape!

ESV

He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape.

ESVUK

He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape.

EXB

The king of Judah showed that he ·hated [despised] the ·promise [oath] by breaking the ·agreement [covenant; treaty]. He ·promised to support Babylon [^Lgave his hand (in pledge)], but he did all these things. So he will not escape.

GNV

For he hath despised the oath, and broken the covenant (yet lo, he had given his hand) because he hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

The king of Judah broke the promise and the treaty that he pledged to keep. He did all these things, and he can’t go unpunished.

GNT

He broke his oath and the treaty he had made. He did all these things, and now he will not escape.”

HCSB

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. He will not escape!”

ICB

The king of Judah showed that he hated the promise by breaking the agreement. He promised to support Babylon, but he did all these things. So he will not escape.

ISV

He despised the oath he had made and broke the covenant. Look! Because he willingly submitted, yet he has done all these things, he won’t escape.

JUB

seeing he despised the oath to invalidate the covenant when, behold, he had given his hand and has done all these things, he shall not escape.

KJV

Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

AKJV

seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

LSB

Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

LEB

And he despised the oath to break covenant. And, look, he gave his hand in pledge, and yet he did all of these things. He will not escape.’

TLB

For the king of Israel broke his promise after swearing to obey; therefore he shall not escape.”

MSG

“‘As sure as I am the living God, this king who broke his pledge of loyalty and his covenant will die in that country, in Babylon. Pharaoh with his big army—all those soldiers!—won’t lift a finger to fight for him when Babylon sets siege to the city and kills everyone inside. Because he broke his word and broke the covenant, even though he gave his solemn promise, because he went ahead and did all these things anyway, he won’t escape.

MEV

Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when he had given his allegiance and has done all these things, he shall not escape.

NOG

The king of Judah broke the promise and the treaty that he pledged to keep. He did all these things, and he can’t go unpunished.

NABRE

He ignored his oath, breaking his covenant; even though he gave his hand, he did all these things— he shall not escape!

NASB

Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

NASB1995

Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”

NCB

He has violated the treaty and disregarded the oath by breaking the treaty he had pledged to observe. Since he has done all this, he will not go unpunished.

NCV

The king of Judah showed that he hated the promise by breaking the agreement. He promised to support Babylon, but he did all these things. So he will not escape.

NET

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note—he gave his promise and did all these things. He will not escape!

NIRV

Zedekiah didn’t keep his promise to Nebuchadnezzar and broke his treaty. Zedekiah had made a firm promise to keep it. But he broke it anyway. So he will not escape.

NIV

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

NIVUK

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

NKJV

Since he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and in fact gave his hand and still did all these things, he shall not escape.’ ”

NLV

He hated the promise and broke the agreement. Because he had given his promise and then did all these things, he will not get away from being punished.’”

NLT

For the king of Israel disregarded his treaty and broke it after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape.

NRSVA