11 Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, saying,

Other Translations of Ezekiel 17:11

New International Version

11 Then the word of the Lord came to me:

English Standard Version

11 Then the word of the Lord came to me:

The Message

11 God's Message came to me:

New King James Version

11 Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

New Living Translation

11 Then this message came to me from the Lord :

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Ezekiel 17:11

Commentary on Ezekiel 17:11-21

(Read Ezekiel 17:11-21)

The parable is explained, and the particulars of the history of the Jewish nation at that time may be traced. Zedekiah had been ungrateful to his benefactor, which is a sin against God. In every solemn oath, God is appealed to as a witness of the sincerity of him that swears. Truth is a debt owing to all men. If the professors of the true religion deal treacherously with those of a false religion, their profession makes their sin the worse; and God will the more surely and severely punish it. The Lord will not hold those guiltless who take his name in vain; and no man shall escape the righteous judgment of God who dies under unrepented guilt.