Ezekiel 17:15-17

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¹⁵ But ·the king of Judah [^Lhe; ^Creferring to Zedekiah; 2 Kin. 24:20] ·turned [rebelled] against the king of Babylon by sending his ·messengers [emissaries] to Egypt and asking them for horses and many soldiers [2 Kin. 24:20]. Will ·the king of Judah succeed [he prosper/succeed]? Will the one who does such things escape? ·He cannot [^LCan he…?] break the ·agreement [covenant; treaty] and escape.

¹⁶ “‘As surely as I live, says the Lord God, he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who made him king of Judah. The king of Judah ·hated [despised] his ·promise [oath] to the king of Babylon and broke his ·agreement [covenant; treaty] with him. ¹⁷ ·The king of Egypt [^LPharaoh] with his mighty army and ·many people [vast horde] will not help ·the king of Judah [^Lhim] in the war. The Babylonians will build ·devices [ramps and siege walls] to attack the cities and to ·kill [destroy; cut off] many people.