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Ezekiel 17:14

Covenant and promises

12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.

13 He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.

15 But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’

16 ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.
KJV
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
WEB
that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
ASV
that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
DARBY
that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand.
BLB
that the kingdom would be brought low and not lift itself up by keeping his covenant that it may stand.
ÅB
for at det skulle være et ringe kongerike og ikke opphøye seg, men holde pakten med ham og bli stående.
OTB
slik at riket skulle ydmykes, ikke opphøye seg, men opprettholde pakten for å overleve.
B1930
forat det skulde være et ringe kongerike og ikke ophøie sig, men holde pakten med ham og bli stående.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 29:14

    I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:7

    The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

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  • Jeremiah 27:12–17

    And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!

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  • Matthew 22:17–21

    So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”

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  • Lamentations 5:10

    Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.

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  • Jeremiah 38:17

    Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.

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  • Ezekiel 17:6

    It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:43

    The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.

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