Ezekiel 17:15But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape who does such things? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape?
The setting
Babylon, ~591 BC. Ezekiel confronts Jewish exiles about King Zedekiah's secret alliance with Egypt against their Babylonian captors, modern-day Iraq.
The emotion here: righteous anger at covenant betrayal
The original word
marad (מָרַד) — to rebel, revolt, showing deliberate defiance against authority
Why it matters
Egypt's horses were considered the best military technology of the ancient world
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 17:15
This wasn't just politics — Zedekiah had sworn an oath by God's name to serve Babylon
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about ancient politics, but it's about a king who swore by God's name to serve Babylon, then secretly tried to escape through Egypt.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 17:15
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 17:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 17:15 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include rebellion, covenant breaking. Notable phrases: he rebelled; shall he prosper. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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