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Ezekiel 17:15

But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’

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ASV

But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?

KJV

But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּמְרָד־vai.yim.rod-and he rebelledH4775 →
בּ֗וֹboagainst him
לִשְׁלֹ֤חַlish.Lo.achby sendingH7971 →
מַלְאָכָיו֙mal.'a.Khavmessengers hisH4397 →
מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
לָֽתֶת־la.tet-to giveH5414 →
ל֥וֹloto <the> him
סוּסִ֖יםsu.SimhorsesH5483 →
וְעַם־ve.'am-and a peopleH5971 →
רָ֑בRavnumerousH7227 →
הֲיִצְלָ֤חha.yitz.Lach¿ will he prosperH6743 →
הֲיִמָּלֵט֙ha.yi.ma.Let¿ will he escapeH4422 →
הָעֹשֵׂ֣הha.'o.Sehthe [one who] doesH6213 →
אֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428 →
וְהֵפֵ֥רve.he.Ferand will he break?H6565 →
בְּרִ֖יתbe.Rita covenantH1285 →
וְנִמְלָֽט׃ve.nim.Latand will he escape?H4422 →

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Jeremiah 37:5Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.Isaiah 31:1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.Deuteronomy 17:16But the king must not acquire many horses for himself or send the people back to Egypt to acquire more horses, for the LORD has said, ‘You are never to go back that way again.’Jeremiah 38:18But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”2 Chronicles 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.2 Kings 24:20For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.Jeremiah 34:3And you yourself will not escape his grasp, but will surely be captured and delivered into his hand. You will see the king of Babylon eye to eye and speak with him face to face; and you will go to Babylon.Jeremiah 52:3For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.Ezekiel 17:7But there was another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. And behold, this vine bent its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from its planting bed, so that he might water it.Jeremiah 38:23All your wives and children will be brought out to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape their grasp, for you will be seized by the king of Babylon, and this city will be burned down.”Ezekiel 17:18He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’Ezekiel 17:9So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots.Jeremiah 37:5–7Pharaoh’s army had left Egypt, and when the Chaldeans who were besieging Jerusalem heard the report, they withdrew from Jerusalem.Romans 2:3So when you, O man, pass judgment on others, yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?Ezekiel 23:20and lusted after their lovers, whose genitals were like those of donkeys and whose emission was like that of stallions.Genesis 14:4For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.Jeremiah 32:5He will take Zedekiah to Babylon, where he will stay until I attend to him, declares the LORD. If you fight against the Chaldeans, you will not succeed.’”Jeremiah 42:19The LORD has told you, O remnant of Judah, ‘Do not go to Egypt.’ Know for sure that I have warned you today!

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The Prophet Ezekiel — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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