¹⁶ As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘Surely in the ^[a]country of the king who ^[b]put him on the throne, whose oath he ^(A)despised and whose covenant he broke, ^[c](B)in Babylon he shall die. ^17 (C)Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company will not ^[d]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 ^[e](D)pledged his allegiance, yet did all these things; he shall not escape.’”