Ezekiel 17:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.”
Ezekiel 17:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ezekiel 17:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ezekiel 17:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.”
Ezekiel 17:14 — World English Bible
Ezekiel 17:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. ”
Ezekiel 17:14 — American Standard Version
Ezekiel 17:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant--that it may stand.”
Ezekiel 17:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Ezekiel 17:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand. ”
Ezekiel 17:14 — Darby Translation
Ezekiel 17:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“That the kingdome might be in subiection, and not lift it selfe vp, but keepe their couenant, and stand to it.”
Ezekiel 17:14 — Geneva Bible
Ezekiel 17:14 in Context — Ezekiel 17
12 Say 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;
13 And 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:
14 That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
15 But 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?
16 As 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.
What Does Ezekiel 17:14 Mean?
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