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As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.
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God Demands Integrity
Commentators stress that God takes oaths and covenants with extreme seriousness, even those made with non-believers or political enemies. Matthew Henry notes that when a believer deals treacherously, their profession makes the sin worse. This verse is a powerful reminder that God expects absolute integrity, as He is the ultimate witness to every promise made.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
In the place ... he shall die. —The distinct prophecy of the death of Zedekiah at Babylon is here given in a form to brin…
16th Century
Protestant
An explanation of the allegory is now added. The figure being dropped, God shows what He had until now set forth enigmatically. We said the object …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
[As] I live, says the Lord God This is the form of an oath, as Kimchi and Ben Melech observe; the Lord swears, in hi…
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Presbyterian
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 b…
