^13 (A)He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear allegiance by God. But ^(B)he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.

¹² “Say now to the ^(A)rebellious house, ‘Do you not ^(B)know what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Behold, the ^(C)king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and leaders, and brought them to him in Babylon. ¹³ Then he took one of the royal ^[a](D)family and made a covenant with him, ^[b]putting him under ^(E)oath. He also took away the ^(F)mighty of the land, ¹⁴ so that the kingdom would ^(G)be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue. ¹⁵ But ^[c]he ^(H)revolted against ^[d]him by sending his messengers to Egypt so that they might give him horses and many ^[e]troops. Will he succeed? Will he who does these things ^(I)escape? Can he indeed break the covenant and escape? ¹⁶ As I live,’ declares the Lord God, ‘In the ^[f]country of the king who ^[g]put him on the throne, whose oath he ^(J)despised and whose covenant he broke, ^[h](K)in Babylon he shall certainly die.