Ezekiel 21:23

And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight, to them that have sworn oaths: but he will call to remembrance the iniquity, that they may be taken. And it shall be unto them as a false divination in their sight - unto the Jews, though credulous of divinations when in their favour, Nebuchadnezzar's 'divination shall be (seen) as false.'.

To them that have sworn oaths. This gives the reason which makes the Jews fancy themselves safe from the Chaldeans-namely, that they "have sworn " to the latter "oaths " of allegiance, forgetting that they had violated them (; Ezekiel 17:15; ).

But he will call to remembrance the iniquity. Nebuchadnezzar will remember, in consulting his idols, that he swore to Zedekiah by them, but that Zedekiah broke the league (Grotius). Rather, God will remember against them their violating their oath sworn by the true God, whereas Nebuchadnezzar kept him oath sworn by a false god (, "Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered," confirms this; cf. , "Great Babylon came in remembrance before God").