Ezekiel:17:12-20
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Say now to the rebellious house ,
Know ye not what these things mean ?
tell them ,
Behold ,
the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem ,
and hath taken the king thereof ,
and the princes thereof ,
and led them with him to Babylon ;
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And hath taken of the kings seed ,
and made a covenant with him ,
and hath taken an oath of him :
he hath also taken the mighty of the land :
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That the kingdom might be base ,
that it might not lift itself up ,
but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand .
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But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt ,
that they might give him horses and much people .
Shall he prosper ?
shall he escape that doeth such things ?
or shall he break the covenant ,
and be delivered ?
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As I live ,
saith the Lord GOD ,
surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king ,
whose oath he despised ,
and whose covenant he brake ,
even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die .
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Neither shall Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company make for him in the war ,
by casting up mounts ,
and building forts ,
to cut off many persons :
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Seeing he despised the oath by breaking the covenant ,
when ,
lo ,
he had given his hand ,
and hath done all these things ,
he shall not escape .
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Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD ;
As I live ,
surely mine oath that he hath despised ,
and my covenant that he hath broken ,
even it will I recompense upon his own head ro #
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And I will spread my net upon him ,
and he shall be taken in my snare ,
and I will bring him to Babylon ,
and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me .