“Pharaoh,
With his mighty army,
With his great company,
Will not help him
In war.
When ramps are cast up
With siege walls built
To cut off many lives,
It is difficult.
Because he despised
The oath.
He broke the covenant.
Because he gave
His hand.
Yet he did
All these things.
He shall not escape.”
If the King of Judah, King Zedekiah, was expecting big things from the Egyptian Pharaoh, he was going to be disappointed. Even Pharaoh with his mighty army and great company would not be able to help him in a war, where there were so many ramps and siege walls. The king of Judah had despised his oath and broken his covenant with the King of Babylon. He had given his hand. Yet he did all these things. Thus he was not going to escape.