20 For because of the anger of the Lord it came to the point in Jerusalem and Judah that he ^dcast them out from his presence.

And Zedekiah ^erebelled against the king of Babylon.

15 But he ^jrebelled against him by sending his ambassadors to Egypt, that they might give him ^khorses and a large army. Will he thrive? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and yet escape?