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Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

But the king of Judah turned against the king of Babylon by sending his messengers to Egypt and asking them for horses and many soldiers. Will the king of Judah succeed? Will the one who does such things escape? He cannot break the agreement and escape.

"‘As surely as I live, says the Lord God , he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who made him king of Judah. The king of Judah hated his promise to the king of Babylon and broke his agreement with him.

The king of Egypt with his mighty army and many people will not help the king of Judah in the war. The Babylonians will build devices to attack the cities and to kill many people.

All the best of his soldiers who escape will die by the sword, and those who live will be scattered to every wind. Then you will know that I, the Lord , have spoken.

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

He does not eat at the mountain places of worship. He does not look to the idols of Israel for help. He does not have sexual relations with his neighbor's wife or with a woman during her time of monthly bleeding.

He does not lend money to get too much interest or profit. He keeps his hand from doing wrong. He judges fairly between one person and another.

(But the father himself has not done any of these things.) This son eats at the mountain places of worship. He has sexual relations with his neighbor's wife.

He lends money for too much interest and profit. Will this son live? No, he will not live! He has done all these hateful things, so he will surely be put to death. He will be responsible for his own death.

"Now suppose this son has a son who has seen all his father's sins, but after seeing them does not do those things.

He does not eat at the mountain places of worship. He does not look to the idols of Israel for help. He does not have sexual relations with his neighbor's wife.

He keeps his hand from doing wrong. He does not take too much interest or profit when he lends money. He obeys my laws and lives by my rules. He will not die for his father's sin; he will surely live.

But his father took other people's money unfairly and robbed his brother and did what was wrong among his people. So he will die for his own sin.

He tore down their strong places and destroyed their cities. The land and everything in it were terrified by the sound of his roar.

Then they put him into a cage with chains and brought him to the king of Babylon. They put him into prison so his roar could not be heard again on the mountains of Israel.

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Now the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

Then the Lord spoke his word to me, saying:

The Lord spoke his word to me, saying: