Ezekiel 17:14

Ezekiel 17:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
• New International Version (NIV)so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.
• English Standard Version (ESV)that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.

Context of Ezekiel 17:14

12Say now to the rebellious house, Know ye not what these things are? Say, Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, and took its king and its princes, and led them with him to Babylon. 13And he took of the king's seed, and made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath, and he took away the mighty of the land; that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to 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? shall he break the covenant, and yet escape? 16[As] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, verily in the place of the king that made him king, whose oath he despised, and whose covenant he broke, even with him, in the midst of Babylon, shall he die.

Ezekiel 17:14 word by word

לִֽהְיוֹת֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א לִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־בְּרִית֖וֹ לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear

• kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• liftנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: raiseH5375
• keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975

Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:14

• Ezekiel 17:6And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, so that its branches should turn toward him, and the roots thereof be under him; and it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
• Ezekiel 29:14and I will turn again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return to the land of Pathros, into the land of their birth, and they shall there be a base kingdom.
• Deuteronomy 28:43The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower.
• 1 Samuel 2:7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
• Nehemiah 9:36Behold, we are servants this day, and the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are bondmen in it.
• Lamentations 5:10Our skin gloweth like an oven, because of the burning heat of the famine.
• Matthew 22:17tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
• Jeremiah 27:12And I spoke 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.
• Jeremiah 38:17And Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah the God of hosts, the God of Israel: If thou wilt freely go forth to 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 thy house.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14That the kingdom might be base - Have no political consequence, and at last sink into a miserable government under Gedaliah.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-21Verses 11-21 The parable is explained, and the particulars of the history of the Jewish nation at that time may be traced. Zedekiah had been ungrateful to his benefactor, which is a sin against God. In every solemn oath, God is appealed to as a witness of the sincerity of him that swears. Truth is a debt owing to all men. If the professors of the true religion deal treacherously with those of a false religion, their profession makes their sin the worse…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-18The first eagle represents Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon. The cedar sprig represents Jehoiachin, whom Nebuchadnezzar took away to Babylon. The plant that later grew into a low vine represents Zedekiah. The second eagle represents Egypt. Zedekiah asked Egypt for help because he wanted to break free from Babylon’s rule. The hot east wind represents judgment from Babylon. This wind pulled up and dried out Jerusalem. In other words, Babylon destroyed the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. That the kingdom might be base--that is, low as to national elevation by being Nebuchadnezzar's dependent; but, at the same time, safe and prosperous, if faithful to the "oath." Nebuchadnezzar dealt sincerely and openly in proposing conditions, and these moderate ones; therefore Zedekiah's treachery was the baser and was a counterpart to their treachery towards God.Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 17:14

• Citizens
• Covenant
• Zedekiah

In the dictionaries

• Riddle
• Wither
• Base
• Covenant, in the Old Testament
• Ezekiel
• Zedekiah (2)
• Pharaoh
• lowly, lowliness

Commentaries on Ezekiel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings