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?

16 “As I live, declares the Lord God, surely in the place where the king dwells who made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant with him he broke, ^lin Babylon he shall die.

18 He despised the oath in breaking the covenant, and behold, he gave his hand and did all these things; he shall not escape.

13 ^zHe also ^arebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, ^bwho had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel.