World English Bible
"and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;"
— Ezekiel 17:13, World English Bible
“And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:”
“And he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land; ”
“He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land”
“And he shall take one of the king's seed, and make a covenant with him, and take an oath of him. Yea, and he shall take away the mighty men of the land,”
“And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:”
“And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:”
Yes, behold, being planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind touches it? it shall wither in the beds where it grew.
Moreover the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
Say now to the rebellious house, Don't you know what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king, and its princes, and brought them to him to Babylon:
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape who does such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.