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Ezekiel 17:18

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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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Matthew Henry Bible Commentaryv. 18

God was, in the foregoing chapter, reckoning with the people of Judah, and bringing ruin upon them for their treachery in breaking covenant with him; in this chapter he is reckoning with the king of Judah for his treachery in breaking covenant with the king of Babylon; for when God came to contend with them he found many grounds of his controversy. The thing was now in doing: Zedekiah was practising with the king of Egypt underhand for assistance in a treacherous project he had formed to shake off the yoke of the king of Babylon, and violate the homage and fealty he had sworn to him. For this God by the prophet here, I. Threatens the ruin of him and his kingdom, by a parable of two eagles and a vine (Eze 17:1-10), and the explanation of that parable (Eze 17:11-21). But, in the close, II. He promises hereafter to raise the royal family of Judah again, the house of David, in the Messiah and his kingdom (Eze 17:22-24).

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Strong's Concordancev. 18

בָּזָה (bâzâh, H959) — to disesteem אָלָה (ʼâlâh, H423) — an imprecation פָּרַר (pârar, H6565) — to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth, H1285) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application מָלַט (mâlaṭ, H4422) — properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness);…

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I Chronicles 29:24rank 4

All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

II Chronicles 30:8rank 2

Now 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.

Lamentations 5:6rank 1

We submitted to Egypt and Assyria to get enough bread.

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