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14 so that the kingdom would be humble and submissive and be able to survive only by keeping his covenant and obeying him.

15 However, the prince rebelled against him and sent envoys to Egypt with a request for horses and a large army. Will he succeed? Can one escape who does such things? Can he break the covenant and remain unscathed?

16 As I live, says the Lord God, I swear that that man will die in Babylon, in the country of the king who appointed him to rule, whose oath he forsook and whose covenant he broke.

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14 so that the kingdom would be brought low,(A) unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty. 15 But the king rebelled(B) against him by sending his envoys to Egypt(C) to get horses and a large army.(D) Will he succeed? Will he who does such things escape? Will he break the treaty and yet escape?(E)

16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign Lord, he shall die(F) in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose treaty he broke.(G)

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