18. For the king of Israel disregarded his treaty and broke it after swearing to obey; therefore, he will not escape.
19. “So this is what the Sovereign lord says: As surely as I live, I will punish him for breaking my covenant and disregarding the solemn oath he made in my name.
20. I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon and put him on trial for this treason against me.
21. And all his best warriors will be killed in battle, and those who survive will be scattered to the four winds. Then you will know that I, the lord, have spoken.
22. “This is what the Sovereign lord says: I will take a branch from the top of a tall cedar, and I will plant it on the top of Israel’s highest mountain.
23. It will become a majestic cedar, sending forth its branches and producing seed. Birds of every sort will nest in it, finding shelter in the shade of its branches.
24. And all the trees will know that it is I, the lord, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the lord, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”