Tree of Life Version
Ezekiel 17:14
14so the kingdom might be lowly, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so it would hold up.
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, “Do you not know what these things mean?” Tell them: “Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, took the king and the princes and brought them with him to Babylon. 13He took one of the royal offspring, cut a covenant with him, putting him under oath. He also took away the leading men of the land, so the kingdom might be lowly, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant so it would hold up. 15“However, he rebelled against him in sending his messengers into Egypt, so they might give him horses and many people. Will he succeed? Will one doing such things escape? Will he break a covenant and escape? 16As I live”—it is a declaration of Adonai—“surely in the place of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke, within Babylon he will die.
Read all of Ezekiel 17Ezekiel 17:14 word by word
לִֽהְיוֹת֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְבִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א לִשְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת־בְּרִית֖וֹ לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Ezekiel 17:14
- Ezekiel 17:6Then it sprouted and became a low, spreading vine, with its branches turned toward him, but its roots grew under him. So it became a vine, produced branches and sent out shoots.
- Ezekiel 29:14I will restore the fortunes of Egypt. I will cause them to return to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. But they will be a lowly kingdom there.
- Deuteronomy 28:43“The outsider who is in your midst will rise up higher and higher above you, and you will go down lower and lower.
- 1 Samuel 2:7Adonai makes poor and makes rich, He brings low and also lifts up.
- Nehemiah 9:36“But see, even today we are slaves! Slaves in the land that You gave to our ancestors to eat of its fruit and its bounty. We are slaves in it.
- Lamentations 5:10Our skin is hot as an oven due to fever from famine.
- Matthew 22:17Tell us therefore, what do You think? Is it permitted to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?”
- Jeremiah 27:12Then I spoke to King Zedekiah of Judah with all these same words, saying: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, serve him and his people—and live.
- Jeremiah 38:17Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah: Thus says Adonai, Elohim-Tzva’ot, the God of Israel: “If you will go out to the officers of the king of Babylon, then your soul will live, this city will not be burned with fire; and you and your household will survive.
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
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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
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