Ezekiel 17:16 meaning and explanation
‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
Ezekiel 17:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Ezekiel 17 is a parable spoken to the exiles in Babylon, and in verse 16 the Lord applies it directly. The first eagle is Nebuchadnezzar, who carried King Jehoiachin and Judah's officials to Babylon and set Zedekiah on the throne under a sworn covenant.
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