As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through Ezekiel 17:16-20.
Glossary
- Babylon Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.