and shot forth her branches towards him, that he might water it by the furrows of her plantation.
8 It was planted in a good soil by great waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a good∣ly vine.
9 Say thou, Thus saith the Lord GOD; shall it prosper? shall he not pull up the roots thereof, and cut off the fruit thereof, that it wither? It shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great po∣wer, or many people to pluck it up by the roots thereof.
10 Yea, behold, being planted, shall it pro∣sper? shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it? it shall wither in the fur∣rows where it grew.
11 Moreover the word of the LORD came un∣to me, saying,
12 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.
13 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 migh∣ty of the land:
14 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift it self up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses, and much peo∣ple: shall he prosper? shall he escape that doth such things? or shall he break the cove∣nant, and be delivered?
16 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.
17 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.
18 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.
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, As I live, surely mine oath which he hath de∣spised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will I recompense upon his own head.