Ezekiel 17:13

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 ),

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,

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 :