20 It was because of Jehovah’s anger that these things took place in Jerusalem and in Judah, until he cast them out of his sight.+ And Zed·e·kiʹah rebelled against the king of Babylon.+

12 “Please tell the rebellious house, ‘Do you not realize what these things mean?’ Say, ‘Look! The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its princes and brought them back with him to Babylon.+ 13 Furthermore, he took one of the royal offspring*+ and made a covenant with him and put him under an oath.+ Then he took away the prominent men of the land,+ 14 so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise up, so that only by keeping his covenant might it continue to exist.+ 15 But the king finally rebelled against him+ by sending his messengers to Egypt to obtain horses+ and a large army from them.+ Will he succeed? Will the one doing these things escape punishment? Can he break the covenant and still escape?’+