The Lord became so angry at Jerusalem and Judah that he threw them away.
Ezekiel 17:15 - Easy To Read Version But this new king tried to rebel against Nebuchadnezzar anyway! He sent messengers to Egypt to ask for help. The new king asked for many horses and soldiers. Now, do you think the new king of Judah will succeed? Do you think the new king will have enough power to break the agreement and escape punishment?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he [Zedekiah] rebelled against him [Nebuchadnezzar] in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Will he prosper? Will he escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant with [Babylon] and yet escape? American Standard Version (1901) 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? Common English Bible But the prince rebelled against him and sent messengers to Egypt to supply him with horses and a great army. Can such a person succeed? Can one who does these things escape? Can he overturn the agreement and escape capture? Catholic Public Domain Version But, withdrawing from him, he sent messengers to Egypt, so that it would give him horses and many people. Should he who has done these things prosper and obtain safety? And should he who has broken the pact go free? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he hath revolted from him and sent ambassadors to Egypt, that it might give him horses and much people. And shall he that hath done thus prosper or be saved? And shall he escape that hath broken the covenant? |
The Lord became so angry at Jerusalem and Judah that he threw them away.
Zedekiah turned against King Nebuchadnezzar. In the past Nebuchadnezzar forced Zedekiah to make a promise to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. Zedekiah used God’s name and promised to be faithful to Nebuchadnezzar. But Zedekiah was very stubborn and refused to change his life and come back and obey the Lord God of Israel.
Give your worries to the Lord,\par and he will care for you.\par The Lord will never let good people\par be defeated.\par
God, send them away\par because of the bad things they did.\par Send them away to \{suffer\}\par the anger of foreign nations.\par
A person who tells a lie against another person will be punished. The person who tells lies will not be safe.
I tell you if you are trusting in power and smart plans for battle—then that is useless. Those are nothing but empty words. Now I ask you, who do you trust so much that you are willing to rebel against me?
Zedekiah king of Judah will not escape from the army of the Babylonians. But he will surely be given to the king of Babylon. And Zedekiah will speak to the king of Babylon face to face. Zedekiah will see him with his own eyes.
Zedekiah, you will not escape from the king of Babylon. You will surely be caught and given to him. You will see the king of Babylon with your own eyes. He will talk to you face to face, and you will go to Babylon.
But if you refuse to surrender then Jerusalem will be given to the Babylonian army. They will burn Jerusalem down, and you will not escape from them.’”
All your wives and children will be brought out. They will be given to the Babylonian army. You yourself will not escape from the army of Babylon. You will be captured by the king of Babylon, and Jerusalem will be burned down.”
Terrible things happened to Jerusalem and Judah because the Lord was angry with them. Finally, the Lord threw the people of Jerusalem and Judah away from his presence.
But the king of Judah won’t escape. Why? Because he ignored his agreement. He broke his promise to Nebuchadnezzar.
Then another eagle with big wings\par saw the grapevine.\par The eagle had many feathers.\par The grapevine wanted this new eagle\par to care for it.\par So it made its roots grow toward this eagle.\par Its branches stretched toward this eagle.\par The branches grew away from the field\par that it was planted in.\par The grapevine wanted the new eagle\par to water it.\par
The Lord my Master said these things.\par “Do you think that plant will succeed?\par No! The new eagle will pull the plant\par from the ground.\par And the bird will break the plant’s roots.\par It will eat up all the grapes.\par Then the new leaves will wilt.\par That plant will be very weak.\par It won’t take strong arms\par or a powerful nation\par to pull that plant up by the roots.\par
And you, evil leader of Israel, you will be killed. Your time of punishment has come! The end is here!”
\{God said,\} “Son of man, {\cf2\super [164]} speak to the people for me. Say these things, ‘The Lord my Master says these things to the people of Ammon and their shameful \{god\}:
She remembered her lover with the penis like a donkey and a flood of semen like a horse.
And the family of Israel will never again depend on Egypt. The Israelites will remember their sin—they will remember that they turned to Egypt \{for help and not to God\}. And they will know that I am the Lord and Master.”
The people of Israel leaned on Egypt\par for support.\par But Egypt only pierced their hands\par and shoulder.\par They leaned on you for support,\par but you broke and twisted their back.’”\par
“You are snakes! You are from a family of poisonous snakes! You will not escape God. You will all be judged guilty and go to hell!
The king must not get more and more horses for himself. And he must not send people to Egypt to get more horses. Why? Because the Lord has told you, ‘You must never go back that way.’
The salvation \{that was given to us\} is very great. So surely we also will be punished if we live like this salvation is not important. It was the Lord (Jesus) who first told people about this salvation. And the people who heard him proved to us that this salvation is true.
This is what we must do. We must let them live. We cannot hurt them or God will be angry at us because we broke the promise we made to them.