Ezekiel 17:12–21

¹²“Now say to that rebellious house: ^lDon’t you know what these things mean? Tell them: The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials, ^mand brought them back with him to Babylon. ¹³He took one of the royal family ⁿand made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. ^oThen he took away the leading men of the land, ¹⁴so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself ^pbut might keep his covenant in order to endure. ¹⁵However, this king revolted against him ^qby sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army. ^rWill 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, ^swhose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. ¹⁷Pharaoh will not help him with his great army and vast horde in battle, ^twhen ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. ¹⁸He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge. ^uHe will not escape!”

¹⁹Therefore, 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. ²⁰I will spread My net over him, ^vand he will be caught in My snare. ^wI will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for the treachery he committed against Me. ^x21All the fugitives ^yamong his troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every direction of the wind. ^zThen you will know that I, Yahweh, have spoken.”