EZEKIEL 17:18 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.”
Because Zedekiah despised the oath and broke the covenant despite giving his hand in pledge, his judgment is sealed: he will surely be taken to Babylon. The giving of hand represents formal covenant ratification, making the king's violation all the more heinous as conscious betrayal. This verse establishes the personal accountability of the king for covenant violation and its consequences.
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