Ezekiel 17:14 - Compare All Versions

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so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.

that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.

so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.

so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself  but would keep his covenant in order to endure.

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

that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

“Tell them, ‘The king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and took its king and its leaders back to Babylon. He took one of the royal family and made a covenant with him, making him swear his loyalty. The king of Babylon took all the top leaders into exile to make sure that this kingdom stayed weak—didn’t get any big ideas of itself—and kept the covenant with him so that it would have a future.

so that the kingdom would be humbled, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so that it might continue.

so that the kingdom would be in subjection, unable to restore itself and rise again, but that by keeping his covenant it might continue.

so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.