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20 I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me. 21 And all his best warriors[a] will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.

22 “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I will take a branch from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel’s highest mountain.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:21 As in many Hebrew manuscripts; Masoretic Text reads his fleeing warriors. The meaning is uncertain.

20 I will spread my net(A) for him, and he will be caught in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment(B) on him there because he was unfaithful(C) to me. 21 All his choice troops will fall by the sword,(D) and the survivors(E) will be scattered to the winds.(F) Then you will know that I the Lord have spoken.(G)

22 “‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will take a shoot(H) from the very top of a cedar and plant it; I will break off a tender sprig from its topmost shoots and plant it on a high and lofty mountain.(I)

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