Ezekiel 17:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
that the kingdomמַמְלָכָ֣ה
(mam·la·chah)
4467: kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reignfrom the same as melek
might be in subjection,שְׁפָלָ֔ה
(she·fa·lah,)
8217: lowfrom shaphel
not exaltingהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א
(hit·nas·se;)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
itself, [but] keepingלִשְׁמֹ֥ר
(lish·mor)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
his covenantבְּרִיתֹ֖ו
(be·ri·tov)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
that it might continue.לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃
(le·'a·me·dah.)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
That the kingdom
mamlakah  (mam-law-kaw')
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm) -- kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
might be base
shaphal  (shaw-fawl')
depressed, literally or figuratively -- base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).
that it might not lift itself up
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
but that by keeping
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
of his covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
it might stand
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
that the kingdom might be in subjection, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.

King James Bible
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure.

International Standard Version
in order to humiliate the kingdom so it wouldn't be able to return to power, but would still be able to continue as long as he keeps his covenant.

NET Bible
so it would be a lowly kingdom which could not rise on its own but must keep its treaty with him in order to stand.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
so that it would remain a humiliated country and be unable to regain its power. The country could only survive by keeping the treaty.

King James 2000 Bible
That the kingdom might be humble, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
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