Ezekiel 17:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.”
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“so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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 · Public Domain“that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant--that it may stand.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ezekiel 17:14 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:43The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- 1 Samuel 2:30Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
- Nehemiah 9:36So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
- Jeremiah 27:12And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “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, “This is what the LORD God of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘If you indeed surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then you will live, this city will not be burned down, and you and your household will survive.
- Lamentations 5:10Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.
- Ezekiel 17:6It sprouted and became a spreading vine, low in height, with branches turned toward him; yet its roots remained where it stood. So it became a vine and yielded branches and sent out shoots.
- Ezekiel 29:14I will restore Egypt from captivity and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
- Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
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