¹³ 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 that the kingdom might ^(D)be ^[c]in subjection, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue. ¹⁵ But he ^(E)rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt that they might give him horses and many ^[d]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does such things ^(F)escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape? ¹⁶ As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘Surely in the ^[e]country of the king who ^[f]put him on the throne, whose oath he ^(G)despised and whose covenant he broke, ^[g](H)in Babylon he shall die. ^17 (I)Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not ^[h]help him in the war, when they cast up ramps and build siege walls to cut off many lives. ¹⁸ Now he despised the oath by breaking the covenant, and behold, he ^[i](J)pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’” ¹⁹ Therefore, thus says the Lord God, “As I live, surely My oath which he despised and My covenant which he broke, I will ^[j]inflict on his head.