hath taken: Ezekiel 17:5; 2 Kings 24:17; Jeremiah 37:1
taken an oath of him: Heb. brought him to an oath, 2 Chronicles 36:13; Jeremiah 5:2
he hath also: 2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 24:1, Jeremiah 29:2
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Ezekiel 17:13
Ezekiel 17:13
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