Ezekiel 17:18
 Ezekiel 17:18 
New International Version (© 2011)
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.

King James Bible
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And he despised the oath -- to break covenant, And lo, he hath given his hand, And all these he hath done, he escapeth not.

Ezekiel 17:18 Additional Translations
Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

Seeing he despised the oath - This God particularly resents. He had bound himself by oath, in the presence of Jehovah, to be faithful to the covenant that he made with Nebuchadnezzar, and he took the first opportunity to break it; therefore he shall not escape.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Seeing. Though Zedekiah's oath had been given to a heathen, a conqueror, and a tyrant, yet God considered the violation of it a most aggravated sin against Him, and determined to punish him for it.

lo, he.

1 Chronicles 29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves to Solomon the king.

2 Chronicles 30:8 Now be you not stiff necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary...

Lamentations 5:6 We have given the hand to the Egyptians, and to the Assyrians, to be satisfied with bread.

he shall

Ezekiel 7:15 The sword is without, and the pestilence and the famine within: he that is in the field shall die with the sword...

Ezekiel 17:18 Parallel Commentaries
Agreement Allegiance Break Breaking Broke Broken Covenant Despised Escape Escapeth Hand Letting Oath Pledge Pledged Side
Agreement Allegiance Break Breaking Broke Broken Covenant Despised Escape Escapeth Hand Letting Oath Pledge Pledged Side
THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica®.

Ezekiel 17:18 Mobile Bible
Ezekiel 17:18 Bible Suite
Ezekiel 17:18 Biblia Paralela
Ezekiel 17:18 Chinese Bible

Bible Apps
Bible Hub


2 Kings 10:15 After he left there, he came upon Jehonadab son of Rekab, who was on his way to meet him. Jehu greeted him and said, "Are you in accord with me, as I am with you?" "I am," Jehonadab answered. "If so," said Jehu, "give me your hand." So he did, and Jehu helped him up into the chariot.
1 Chronicles 29:24 All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David's sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.
Ecclesiastes 8:2 Obey the king's command, I say, because you took an oath before God.
Ezekiel 17:15 But the king rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to get horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?
Ezekiel 17:16 "'As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, he shall die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.
Ezekiel 17:19 "'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.
Ezekiel 21:23 It will seem like a false omen to those who have sworn allegiance to him, but he will remind them of their guilt and take them captive.