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Ezekiel 17:18

He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Seeing that he gave his hand in pledge yet did all these things, he will not escape!’

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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.

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.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבָזָ֥הu.va.Zahand he despisedH959 →
אָלָ֖ה'a.Lah[the] oathH423 →
לְהָפֵ֣רle.ha.Ferby breakingH6565 →
בְּרִ֑יתbe.Rit[the] covenantH1285 →
וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
נָתַ֥ןna.Tanhe had givenH5414 →
יָד֛וֹya.Dohand hisH3027 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand allH3605 →
אֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehthese [things]H428 →
עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe didH6213 →
לֹ֥אlo'notH3808 →
יִמָּלֵֽט׃ סyi.ma.Lethe will escapeH4422 →

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1 Chronicles 29:24All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.2 Kings 10:15When he left there, he found Jehonadab son of Rechab, who was coming to meet him. Jehu greeted him and asked, “Is your heart as true to mine as my heart is to yours?” “It is!” Jehonadab replied. “If it is,” said Jehu, “give me your hand.” So he gave him his hand, and Jehu helped him into his chariot,Lamentations 4:20The LORD’s anointed, the breath of our life, was captured in their pits. We had said of him, “Under his shadow we will live among the nations.”Ezekiel 17:15But 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?’2 Chronicles 30:8Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.Jeremiah 25:35Flight will evade the shepherds, and escape will elude the leaders of the flock.Jeremiah 50:15Raise a war cry against her on every side! She has thrown up her hands in surrender; her towers have fallen; her walls are torn down. Since this is the vengeance of the LORD, take out your vengeance upon her; as she has done, do the same to her.Lamentations 2:6He has laid waste His tabernacle like a garden booth; He has destroyed His place of meeting. The LORD has made Zion forget her appointed feasts and Sabbaths. In His fierce anger He has despised both king and priest.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?Daniel 11:7But one from her family line will rise up in his place, come against the army of the king of the North, and enter his fortress, fighting and prevailing.Hebrews 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,Lamentations 5:6We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

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