15 But [a]he (A)revolted against [b]him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many [c]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things (B)escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape? 16 As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the [d]country of the king who [e]put him on the throne, whose oath he (C)despised and whose covenant he broke, [f](D)in Babylon he shall certainly die. 17 (E)Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not [g]help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 17:15 I.e., Zedekiah
  2. Ezekiel 17:15 I.e., Nebuchadnezzar
  3. Ezekiel 17:15 Lit people
  4. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit place
  5. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit made him king
  6. Ezekiel 17:16 Lit with him in Babylon
  7. Ezekiel 17:17 Lit act with

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