Ezekiel 17:12-21

Christian Standard Bible

¹² “Now say to that rebellious house,^(A) ‘Don’t you know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and officials,^(B) and brought them back with him to Babylon. ¹³ He took one of the royal family^(C) and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath.^(D) Then he took away the leading men of the land, ¹⁴ so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself^(E) but would keep his covenant in order to endure. ¹⁵ However, this king revolted against him^(F) by sending his ambassadors to Egypt so they might give him horses and a large army.^(G) Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and still escape?

¹⁶ “‘As I live—this is the declaration of the Lord God—he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne,^(H) whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke. ¹⁷ Pharaoh with his mighty army and vast company will not help him in battle,^(I) when ramps are built and siege walls constructed to destroy many lives. ¹⁸ He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. He did all these things even though he gave his hand in pledge.^(J) He will not escape!

¹⁹ “‘Therefore, this is what the Lord God says: As I live, I will bring down on his head my oath that he despised and my covenant that he broke. ²⁰ I will spread my net over him,^(K) and he will be caught in my snare.^(L) I will bring him to Babylon and execute judgment on him there for the treachery he committed against me.^{(M) 21} All the fugitives^[a] among his troops will fall by the sword, and those who survive will be scattered to every direction of the wind.^(N) Then you will know that I, the Lord, have spoken.