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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויקח מזרע המלוכה ויכרת אתו ברית ויבא אתו באלה ואת אילי הארץ לקח
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyqKH mzr` hmlvkh vykrt Atv bryt vybA Atv bAlh vAt Ayly hArTS lqKH

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et tollet de semine regni ferietque cum eo foedus et accipiet ab eo iusiurandum sed et fortes terrae tollet

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And has taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath of him: he has also taken the mighty of the land:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And has taken the king's descendant, and made a covenant with him, and has taken an oath from him: he has also taken the mighty of the land:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
Authorized (King James) Version   
and hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
New King James Version   
And he took the king’s offspring, made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
21st Century King James Version   
and hath taken of the king’s seed and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath from him. He hath also taken the mighty of the land,

Other translations
American Standard Version   
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
Darby Bible Translation   
And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And he shall take one of the king's seed, and make a covenant with him, and take an oath of him. Yea, and he shall take away the mighty men of the land,
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away),
God's Word   
Then he took someone from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and made him promise to be loyal. He took away the leading citizens from Judah
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,
International Standard Version   
Then he took one of the royal descendants, made a covenant with him, and put him under an oath of loyalty, taking the leaders of the land captive
NET Bible   
He took one from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and put him under oath. He then took the leaders of the land
New American Standard Bible   
'He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
New International Version   
Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,
New Living Translation   
He made a treaty with a member of the royal family and forced him to take an oath of loyalty. He also exiled Israel's most influential leaders,
Webster's Bible Translation   
And hath taken of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath from him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
The World English Bible   
and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;
EasyEnglish Bible   
He made an agreement with one man from the king of Israel's family. He made that man promise to serve Babylon's king. Then he could rule as king in Jerusalem. The king of Babylon also took away the leaders of Jerusalem as his prisoners.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,
New Life Version   
He took one of the king’s family and made an agreement with him. And he made him promise to keep it. He also took away the strong leaders of the land,
The Voice Bible   
He replaced that young king with a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, making the new king swear an oath of loyalty. Babylon’s king also ordered all the remaining leaders of Judah taken into exile
Living Bible   
“Ask these rebels of Israel: Don’t you understand what this riddle of the eagles means? I will tell you. Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon (the first of the two eagles), came to Jerusalem, took away her king and princes (her topmost buds and shoots), and brought them to Babylon. Nebuchadnezzar made a covenant with a member of the royal family (Zedekiah), and made him take an oath of loyalty. He took a seedling and planted it in fertile ground beside a broad river. He also exiled the top men of Israel’s government,
New Catholic Bible   
Then he selected a prince of the royal family and made a covenant with him, binding him under oath, and he deported the leading men of the land
Legacy Standard Bible   
He took one of the royal seed and cut a covenant with him and brought him under oath. He also took away the dominant one of the land,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
and has taken of the seed of the kingdom and made a covenant with him and has brought him to an oath: he has also taken the mighty of the land:
Christian Standard Bible   
He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he took away the leading men of the land,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And he took one of the royal family [the king’s uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the mighty and chief men of the land,
New Century Version   
Then he took a member of the family of the king of Judah and made an agreement with him, forcing him to take an oath. The king also took away the leaders of Judah
The Message   
God’s Message came to me: “Tell this house of rebels, ‘Do you get it? Do you know what this means?’ “Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its leaders back to Babylon. He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, making him swear his loyalty. The king of Babylon took all the top leaders into exile to make sure that this kingdom stayed weak—didn’t get any big ideas of itself—and kept the covenant with him so that it would have a future.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Then he took a member from the seed of the royal family, made a covenant with him, and put him under an oath. He took away the leading men of the land
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),
Good News Translation®   
He took one of the king's family, made a treaty with him, and made him swear to be loyal. He took important men as hostages
Wycliffe Bible   
And he shall take of the seed of the realm, and shall smite with it a bond of peace, and he shall take of it an oath; but also he shall take away the strong men of the land, (And he shall take one of the king’s children, and shall strike a covenant, or a treaty, with him, and he shall make him swear an oath; and he shall also take away the strong men of the land,)
Contemporary English Version   
He chose someone from the family of Judah's king and signed a treaty with him, then made him swear to be loyal. He also led away other important citizens,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And he took one of the seed royal and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. (The chief men of the land he had taken away,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),
Common English Bible © 2011   
Then he took a prince from the royal line, made an agreement with him, and made him take a solemn pledge of loyalty. He also took away the land’s officials.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
And he took a member of the royal family [the king’s uncle, Zedekiah] and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took the important leaders of the land,
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (the chief men of the land he had taken away),
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
After removing the nobles from the land, he then took one of the royal line And made a covenant with him, binding him under oath,
New American Standard Bible   
Then he took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
The Expanded Bible   
Then he took ·a member of the family of the king of Judah [L from the royal offspring/seed; C Zedekiah, Jehoiachin’s uncle; 2 Kin. 24:17] and made an ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with him, ·forcing him to take an [putting him under] oath. The king also took away the leaders of ·Judah [L the land]
Tree of Life Version   
He took one of the royal offspring, cut a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the leading men of the land,
Revised Standard Version   
And he took one of the seed royal and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. (The chief men of the land he had taken away,
New International Reader's Version   
Then Nebuchadnezzar made a peace treaty with Zedekiah. He was a member of Jerusalem’s royal family. Nebuchadnezzar made him promise he would keep the treaty. He also took away the leading men of the land as prisoners.
BRG Bible   
And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:
Complete Jewish Bible   
Then he took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He removed the powerful leaders of the land,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
He took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath (he had taken away the chief men of the land),
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And hath taken of the royal zera, and cut a Brit with him, and hath taken an oath of him; he hath also taken away the mighty of ha’aretz;
Names of God Bible   
Then he took someone from the royal family, made a treaty with him, and made him promise to be loyal. He took away the leading citizens from Judah
Modern English Version   
He took one of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and put him under oath. He has also taken away the mighty of the land,
Easy-to-Read Version   
Then Nebuchadnezzar made an agreement with a man from the king’s family. Nebuchadnezzar forced that man to make a promise. So this man promised to be loyal to Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar made this man the new king of Judah. Then he took all the powerful men away from Judah.
International Children’s Bible   
Then he took a member of the family of the king of Judah. He made an agreement with him. The king of Babylon made this person promise to support him. The king also took away the leaders of Judah.
Lexham English Bible   
And he took from the seed of the kingship, and he made with him a covenant, and he brought him under oath, and he took the rulers of the land,
New International Version - UK   
Then he took a member of the royal family and made a treaty with him, putting him under oath. He also carried away the leading men of the land,