¹³ Then he took one of the royal ^[a](A)family and made a covenant with him, ^[b]putting him under ^(B)oath. He also took away the ^(C)mighty of the land, ¹⁴ so that the kingdom would ^(D)be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue. ¹⁵ But ^[c]he ^(E)revolted against ^[d]him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many ^[e]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things ^(F)escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape? ¹⁶ As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the ^[f]country of the king who ^[g]put him on the throne, whose oath he ^(G)despised and whose covenant he broke, ^[h](H)in Babylon he shall certainly die. ^17 (I)Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not ^[i]help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives. ¹⁸ Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he ^[j](J)pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’” ¹⁹ Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: “As I live, My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will certainly ^[k]inflict on his head.