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.
KJV
ut sit regnum humile, et non elevetur, sed custodiat pactum ejus, et servet illud.
Vulgate
τοῦ γενέσθαι εἰς βασιλείαν ἀσθενῆ τὸ καθόλου μὴ ἐπαίρεσθαι, τοῦ φυλάσσειν τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ καὶ ἱστάνειν αὐτήν.
LXX
that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
ASV
לִֽ/הְיוֹת֙ מַמְלָכָ֣ה שְׁפָלָ֔ה לְ/בִלְתִּ֖י הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א לִ/שְׁמֹ֥ר אֶת בְּרִית֖/וֹ לְ/עָמְדָֽ/הּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בִלְתִּ֖י
blty
preposition · 112×
י
y
noun · 280×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
mmlkvt
noun · 117×
עֹמְדִ֖ים
'mdym
verb · 526×
שְׁפַל
shpl
verb · 19×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Ezek 17:6 — And it grew, and became a spreading vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him: so it became a vine, and brought forth branches, and shot forth sprigs.
- Ezek 29:14 — And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.
- Ezek 29:15 — It shall be the basest of the kingdoms; neither shall it exalt itself any more above the nations: for I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations.