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“‘As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘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 middle of Babylon he will die.

Ezekiel 17:16 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીહઝકિયેલ ૧૭:૧૬
પ્રભુ યહોવાહ પોતાના જીવના સમ ખાઈને કહે છે કે, ‘હું ખાતરી પૂર્વક કહું છું કે જે રાજાએ તેને રાજા બનાવ્યો છે, જેના સોગનને તેણે ધિક્કાર્યા છે, જેના કરારનો તેણે ભંગ કર્યો છે, તે રાજાના દેશમાં એટલે બાબિલમાં મૃત્યુ પામશે.
हिन्दीयहेजकेल १७:१६
प्रभु यहोवा यह कहता है, मेरे जीवन की सौगन्ध, जिस राजा की खिलाई हुई शपथ उसने तुच्छ जानी, और जिसकी वाचा उसने तोड़ी, उसके यहाँ जिसने उसे राजा बनाया था, अर्थात् बाबेल में ही वह उसके पास ही मर जाएगा।

In context

14that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the covenant, and still escape?

16“‘As I live,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘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 middle of Babylon he will die.

17Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company won’t help him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.

18For he has despised the oath by breaking the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, and yet has done all these things. He won’t escape.

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