Ezekiel 17:16
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
חַי
Life, living. Chay. The quality of being alive. The same root as Chayim, life in its fullness. God breathed chay into Adam's nostrils and he became a living soul.
בְּרִית
covenant/ his
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בְּרִית
Covenant. Berith. A solemn binding agreement. God's covenants are unconditional promises that He will never break under any circumstances.
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מוּת
he will die
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מוּת
To die, to be put to death. Muth. The sting of death is sin. But death has been swallowed up in victory. Jesus holds the keys of death.
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פָּרַר
he broke
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פָּרַר
to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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יְהֹוִה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוִה
{YHWH}
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