Ezekiel 17:13-17
Ezekiel 17:13
Then he took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
Ezekiel 17:14
so that the kingdom would be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue.
Ezekiel 17:15
But he revolted against him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape?
Ezekiel 17:16
As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the country of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, in Babylon he shall certainly die.
Ezekiel 17:17
Pharaoh with his mighty army and great contingent will not help him in the war, when they pile up assault ramps and build siege walls to eliminate many lives.