EZEKIEL 17:13 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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:”
The king of Babylon took the royal seed and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath while also taking away the mighty men of the land. The royal seed refers to Zedekiah, installed as a puppet king whose very existence depended upon Babylonian sufferance, while the removal of mighty men ensured Judah's military weakness. This dismantling of indigenous power structures was standard imperial policy, designed to prevent rebellion.
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