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16 [As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.

17 Neither shall Pharaoh with a mighty army and a great assemblage do anything for him in the war, when they cast up mounds and build forts to cut off many persons.

18 He despised the oath, and broke the covenant; and behold, he had given his hand, yet hath he done all these things: he shall not escape.

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16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, he shall die(A) in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.(B) 17 Pharaoh(C) with his mighty army and great horde will be of no help to him in war, when ramps(D) are built and siege works erected to destroy many lives.(E) 18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Because he had given his hand in pledge(F) and yet did all these things, he shall not escape.

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