^{13 Ref} And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:

^{14 Ref} So that the kingdom might be made low with no power of lifting itself up, but might keep his agreement to be his servants.

^{15 Ref} But he went against his authority in sending representatives to Egypt to get from them horses and a great army. Will he do well? will he be safe who does such things? if the agreement is broken will he be safe?

^{16 Ref} By my life, says the Lord, truly in the place of the king who made him king, whose oath he put on one side and let his agreement with him be broken, even in Babylon he will come to his death.