12 “Now say to that rebellious house,(A) ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials,(B) and brought them back with him to Babylon. 13 He took one of the royal family(C) and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath.(D) Then he took away the leading men of the land, 14 so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself(E) but would keep his covenant in order to endure. 15 However, this king revolted against him(F) by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army.(G) Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?

16 “‘As I live—this is the declaration of the Lord God—he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne,(H) whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. 17 Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast company will not help him in battle,(I) when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge.(J) He will not escape!

19 “‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: As I live, I will bring down on his head my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke. 20 I will spread my net over him,(K) and he will be caught in my snare.(L) I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for the treachery he committed against me.(M) 21 All the fugitives[a] among his troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every direction of the wind.(N) Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:21 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Tg read choice men

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