Ezekiel 16:59
Context16:59 “‘For this is what the sovereign Lord says: I will deal with you according to what you have done when you despised your oath by breaking your covenant.
Ezekiel 17:13
Context17:13 He took one from the royal family, 1 made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. 2 He then took the leaders of the land
Ezekiel 17:15
Context17:15 But this one from Israel’s royal family 3 rebelled against the king of Babylon 4 by sending his emissaries to Egypt to obtain horses and a large army. Will he prosper? Will the one doing these things escape? Can he break the covenant and escape?
Ezekiel 34:25
Context34:25 “‘I will make a covenant of peace with them and will rid the land of wild beasts, so that they can live securely 5 in the wilderness and even sleep in the woods. 6


[17:13] 1 tn Or “descendants”; Heb “seed” (cf. v. 5).
[17:13] 2 tn Heb “caused him to enter into an oath.”
[17:15] 1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the member of the royal family, v. 13) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[17:15] 2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (the king of Babylon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[34:25] 1 tn The phrase “live securely” occurs in Ezek 28:26; 38:8, 11, 14; 39:26 as an expression of freedom from fear. It is a promised blessing resulting from obedience (see Lev 26:5-6).
[34:25] 2 sn The woods were typically considered to be places of danger (Ps 104:20-21; Jer 5:6).