Ezekiel 17:15-20

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¹⁵ But the king of Judah turned against him by sending his men to Egypt to get horses and a large army for him. Will it go well for him? Can he get away with that? Can he break the agreement and not be punished? ¹⁶ As I live,’ says the Lord God, ‘he will die in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose promise he hated, and whose agreement he broke. He will die in Babylon. ¹⁷ Pharaoh with his powerful army of many men will not help him in the war, when battle-walls are put up so that many people are killed. ¹⁸ He hated the promise and broke the agreement. Because he had given his promise and then did all these things, he will not get away from being punished.’” ¹⁹ So the Lord God says, “As I live, I will punish him for hating My promise and for breaking My agreement. ²⁰ I will spread My net over him and he will be caught in My trap. Then I will bring him to Babylon and punish him there for not being faithful to Me.