Ezekiel 17:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 so that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up and that by keeping his covenant it might stand. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition That the kingdom might become low and base and be unable to lift itself up, but that by keeping his [Nebuchadnezzar's] covenant it might stand. American Standard Version (1901) that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. Common English Bible Thus it would be a lowly kingdom, not asserting its own interests but observing the agreement so that it would survive. Catholic Public Domain Version so that it may be a lowly kingdom, and may not lift itself up, and may instead keep his pact and serve it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That it may be a low kingdom and not lift itself up, but keep his covenant, and observe it. |
Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you will only surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then your life shall be spared, and this city shall not be burned with fire, and you and your house shall live.
It sprouted and became a vine spreading out but low; its branches turned toward him; its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine; it brought forth branches, put forth foliage.
and I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin, and there they shall be a lowly kingdom.
It shall be the most lowly of the kingdoms and never again exalt itself above the nations, and I will make them so small that they will never again rule over the nations.
Aliens residing among you shall ascend above you higher and higher, while you shall descend lower and lower.
Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever, but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.