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Nebuchadnezzar and Zedekiah clasp hands over a sealed covenant scroll as officials depart.
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Ezekiel 17:11-14

A king established by covenant

Two Eagles and the Tender Cedar · Ezekiel 17

Story guide: The historical interpretation identifies the kings while keeping removal dignified and nonviolent.

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11And the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

12Say now to the rebellious house, ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its officials and brought them to him in Babylon.’

13And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, bringing him under an oath, and he took the mighty men of the land.

14so that it might become a lowly kingdom, not lifting itself up, but keeping his covenant so as to stand.

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