Eze 17:13 | JFB | STEP | 13. the king's seed-- Zedekiah, Jeconiah's uncle. taken ... oath of him-- swearing fealty as a vassal to Nebuchadnezzar ( ). also taken the mighty-- as hostages for the fulfilment of the covenant; whom, therefore, Zedekiah exposed to death by his treason.

‏ Ezekiel 17:13

13. the king's seed--Zedekiah, Jeconiah's uncle.

taken ... oath of him--swearing fealty as a vassal to Nebuchadnezzar (2Ch 36:13).

also taken the mighty--as hostages for the fulfilment of the covenant; whom, therefore, Zedekiah exposed to death by his treason.