10. Behold, though it is planted, will it thrive? Will it not completely wither as soon as the east wind strikes it-wither on the beds where it grew?"'"
11. Moreover, the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
12. "Say now to the rebellious house, 'Do you not know what these things mean?' Say, 'Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took its king and princes and brought them to him in Babylon.
13. He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the mighty of the land,
14. that the kingdom might be in subjection, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.