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Ezekiel 17:14

Covenant and promises

12 Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things mean? tell them, Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thereof, and the princes thereof, and led them with him to Babylon;

13 And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

15 But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such things? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?

16 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely in the place where the king dwelleth that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he brake, even with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die.

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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

    And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.

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  • 1 Samuel 2:7

    The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

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  • Jeremiah 27:12–17

    I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live.

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  • Matthew 22:17–21

    Tell us therefore, What thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Caesar, or not?

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  • Lamentations 5:10

    Our skin was black like an oven because of the terrible famine.

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  • Jeremiah 38:17

    Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon’s princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:

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  • Ezekiel 17:6

    And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:43

    The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

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