Ezekiel 17:14
“That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Ezekiel 17:14 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
damit das Königreich niedrig wäre, auf daß es sich nicht erhöbe, und damit er seinen Bund hielte, auf daß es bestände.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Para que el reino fuese abatido y no se levantase, sino que guardase su alianza y estuviese en ella.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Para que o reino ficasse humilhado, e não se levantasse; mas podendo continuar a existir se guardasse seu pacto.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
para humilhar o reino, para que não se levantasse. Ao manter sua aliança, a terra sobreviverá.
📖 Ezekiel 17:14 in Context
12Say 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;
13And 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:
14That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
15But 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?
16As 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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