Reference

Ezekiel 17:19

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.
17

Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war, by casting up mounts, and building forts, to cut off many persons:

18

Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, when, lo, he had given his hand, and hath done all these things, he shall not escape.

19

Therefore thus saith the Lord God; As I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.

20

And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me.

21

And all his fugitives with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remain shall be scattered toward all winds: and ye shall know that I the Lord have spoken it.

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Literal Fulfillment

While the verse speaks of recompense in concrete terms, the "oath" and "covenant" themselves are abstract concepts, and their "despising" and "breaking" are actions that could be interpreted metaphorically as much as literally.

Punishment Language

There is no argument that this verse does not support the theme, as the word "recompense" is explicitly listed in the theme definition and directly used in the verse to describe divine judgment.

Prophetic Methods of Communication

The verse describes God's judgment for a broken oath and covenant, not the method by which this message was delivered to the prophet or how God generally communicates. The phrase "thus saith the Lord God" indicates a divine message, but it does not specify the *method* of communication.