unfoldingWord_en_tn/ezk/17/17.md

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# General Information:
Yahweh speaking about the king of Jerusalem.
# his mighty army and a great company of men
These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize how large and strong Pharaoh's army is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
# will not help him
Here the word "him" refers to the king of Judah.
# siege walls
this refers to a tower with ladders that can be placed next to a wall and allow soldiers to get over the wall and into the city.
# to cut off many lives
"to kill many people"
# Behold, he reached out
"He did something even worse than that: he reached out"
# reached out with his hand to make a promise
This refers to taking hold of another person's hand as a sign of friendship and agreement. Here it represents the covenant oath that he made with the king of Babylon. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-symaction]])
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/pharaoh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mighty]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/assembly]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/babylon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/siege]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/king]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/oath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/covenant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/promise]]