17:16 “‘As surely as I live, declares the sovereign Lord, surely in the city 1 of the king who crowned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke – in the middle of Babylon he will die! 17:17 Pharaoh with his great army and mighty horde will not help 2 him in battle, when siege ramps are erected and siege-walls are built to kill many people. 17:18 He despised the oath by breaking the covenant. Take note 3 – he gave his promise 4 and did all these things – he will not escape!
17:19 “‘Therefore this is what the sovereign Lord says: As surely as I live, I will certainly repay him 5 for despising my oath and breaking my covenant!
1 tn Heb “place.”
2 tn Heb “deal with” or “work with.”
3 tn The word הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally “behold”) indicates being aware of or taking notice of something.
4 sn Heb “hand.” “Giving one’s hand” is a gesture of promise (2 Kgs 10:15).
5 tn Heb “place it on his head.”