¹³ He took one of the royal family^(A) and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath.^(B) Then he took away the leading men of the land, ¹⁴ so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself^(C) but might keep his covenant in order to endure. ¹⁵ However, this king revolted against him^(D) by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army.^(E) 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,^(F) whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. ¹⁷ Pharaoh will not help him with his great army and vast horde in battle,^(G) 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.^(H) 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.