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And he tookוַיִּקַּחone of the royalמִ הַמְּלוּכָהoffspringזֶּרַעand madeוַיִּכְרֹתa covenantבְּרִיתwith him,אִתּוֹand broughtוַיָּבֵאhimאֹתוֹinto an imprecation;בְּאָלָהand the mightyוְאֶת אֵילֵיof the landהָאָרֶץhe took away,לָקָח
Ezekiel 17:13
Study it in the app“And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, and brought him into an imprecation; and the mighty of the land he took away,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 17:13, word by word
- And he tookיִּקַּחyikach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikach” appears- one of the royalמְּלוּכָהmelucha
kingdom, kingship
Kingdom, kingship: the power and the office of the king.
Where else “melucha” appears- offspringזֶּרַעzera
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zera” appears- and madeיִּכְרֹתyichrot
make a covenant
Literally "cut": to seal a solemn agreement, splitting animals.
Where else “yichrot” appears- a covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- and broughtיָּבֵאyave
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yave” appears- into an imprecationאָלָהala
oath
An oath that brings a curse if broken.
Where else “ala” appears- and the mightyאֵילֵיele
mighty man
A strong, leading man who goes in front like the ram of the flock.
Where else “ele” appears- of the landאָרֶץarets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears
Translation note
2 Kings 24:17 and 2 Chronicles 36:13 tell that Nebuchadnezzar made Zedekiah king and made him swear.
The context
12“Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Look, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its princes, and brought them to himself in Babylon.
13 · This verse (above)
14that it might be a lowly kingdom, not lifting itself up, that by keeping his covenant it might stand.