Ezekiel 17:17

"“‘As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘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 middle of Babylon he will die."

Key Reflection

This verse emphasizes the consequence of breaking a divine covenant. Just as a ruler who rejects his kingdom's terms faces death, so too those who defy God’s promises will suffer the consequences, highlighting the seriousness of faithlessness and the irreversible nature of such breaches in God’s eyes.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

To cast up mounts and build forts -was the business not of the relieving but of the besieging army. Translate it: when men cast up mounts and build forts to destroy many persons.

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