Ezekiel 17:13 — Compare Translations

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And he took one of the royal family [the king's uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the mighty and chief men of the land, [II Kings 24:17.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he took one of the royal family [the king's uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the mighty and chief men of the land, [II Kings 24:17.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;

English EASY 2024

He made an agreement with one man from the king of Israel's family. He made that man promise to serve Babylon's king. Then he could rule as king in Jerusalem. The king of Babylon also took away the leaders of Jerusalem as his prisoners.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Nebuchadnezzar made an agreement with a man from the king's family. Nebuchadnezzar forced that man to make a promise. So this man promised to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar made this man the new king of Judah. Then he took all the powerful men away from Judah.

And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away),

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He took one of the king's family, made a treaty with him, and made him swear to be loyal. He took important men as hostages

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then he took someone from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and made him promise to be loyal. He took away the leading citizens from Judah

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,

English KJV 1611

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:

English LSB

He took one of the royal seed and cut a covenant with him and brought him under oath. He also took away the dominant one of the land,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He took one of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He has also taken away the mighty of the land,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

'He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then he selected a man of the royal line with whom he made a covenant, binding him under oath, while removing the nobles of the land,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

" 'Then Nebuchadnezzar made a peace treaty with Zedekiah. He was a member of Jerusalem's royal family. Nebuchadnezzar made him take an oath and promise he would keep the treaty. He also took the leading men of the land away as prisoners.

English NIV

Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,

English NKJ 1982

And he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,

English NLT

He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and made him take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel's most influential leaders,

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

He took one from the royal family and made a treaty with him, forcing him to swear an oath of allegiance to him. He also carried off to Babylon the leading men of Israel

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he took one of the seed royal and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. (The chief men of the land he had taken away,

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Nebuchadnezzar made a covenant with a member of the royal family Zedekiah, and made him take an oath of loyalty. He took a seedling and planted it in fertile ground beside a broad river. He also exiled the top men of Israel's government,

English Tyndale 1537

He took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and took an oath of him: The princes of the land toke he with him also,