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Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, <i>but</i> that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/ezekiel/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, <i>but</i> that by keeping his covenant it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that the kingdom would be humbled, not exalting itself, <i>but</i> keeping his covenant so that it might continue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that the kingdom might be in subjection, not exalting itself, but keeping his covenant that it might continue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/ezekiel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that the kingdom might be in subjection, not exalting itself, <i>but</i> keeping his covenant, that it might continue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that the kingdom might become lowly, not lifting itself up, <i>but</i> keeping his covenant that it might continue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/ezekiel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />so that the kingdom would be in subjection, unable to restore itself <i>and</i> rise again, but that by keeping his covenant it might continue.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/ezekiel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that the kingdom would be humble and not exalt itself but would keep his covenant in order to endure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ezekiel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/ezekiel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/ezekiel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />so that the rest of the people of Judah would obey only him and never gain control of their own country again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/ezekiel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/ezekiel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />so that it would remain a humiliated country and be unable to regain its power. The country could only survive by keeping the treaty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/ezekiel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />to keep the nation from rising again and to make sure that the treaty would be kept. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/ezekiel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />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. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/ezekiel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/ezekiel/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/ezekiel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/ezekiel/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/ezekiel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />That the kingdom may be humble, "" That it may not lift itself up, "" To keep his covenant—that it may stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/ezekiel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant -- that it may stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/ezekiel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To be a low kingdom, not to be lifted up, to watch his covenant to stand to it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/ezekiel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That it may be a low kingdom and not lift itself up, but keep his covenant, and observe it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/ezekiel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that it may be a lowly kingdom, and may not lift itself up, and may instead keep his pact and serve it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/ezekiel/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To be a humble kingdom, without high aspirations, to keep his covenant and so survive. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/ezekiel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />so that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and that by keeping his covenant it might stand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/ezekiel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That the kingdom might be humbled, and that they might keep his covenant, and stand by him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/ezekiel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />But their kingdom shall be laid low and they shall keep his covenant and they shall stand with him<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/ezekiel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that his might be a lowly kingdom, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/ezekiel/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />that it may become a weak kingdom, so as never to lift itself up, that he may keep his covenant, and establish it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vET3Gmwku4s?start=4324" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/ezekiel/17.htm">The Parable Explained</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land, <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lā·ḵāh (N-fs) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">so that the kingdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">would be</a> <a href="/hebrew/8217.htm" title="8217: šə·p̄ā·lāh (Adj-fs) -- Low. From shaphel; depressed, literally or figuratively.">brought low,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1115.htm" title="1115: lə·ḇil·tî (Prep-l) -- Constructive feminine of balah; properly, a failure of, i.e. not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.">unable</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: hiṯ·naś·śê (V-Hitpael-Inf) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">to lift itself up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: lə·‘ā·mə·ḏāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">surviving only</a> <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm" title="8104: liš·mōr (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">by keeping</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">his covenant.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>But this king rebelled against Babylon by sending his envoys to Egypt to ask for horses and a large army. Will he flourish? Will the one who does such things escape? Can he break a covenant and yet escape?’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Jeremiah 27:12</a></span><br />And 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!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-17.htm">2 Kings 24:17</a></span><br />Then the king of Babylon made Mattaniah, Jehoiachin’s uncle, king in his place and changed his name to Zedekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a></span><br />He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17-18</a></span><br />Then 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. / But if you do not surrender to the officers of the king of Babylon, then this city will be delivered into the hands of the Chaldeans. They will burn it down, and you yourself will not escape their grasp.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/4-17.htm">Daniel 4:17</a></span><br />This decision is the decree of the watchers, the verdict declared by the holy ones, so that the living will know that the Most High rules over the kingdom of mankind and gives it to whom He wishes, setting over it the lowliest of men.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/10-13.htm">Hosea 10:13</a></span><br />You have plowed wickedness and reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of lies. Because you have trusted in your own way and in the multitude of your mighty men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-1.htm">Isaiah 30:1-2</a></span><br />“Woe to the rebellious children,” declares the LORD, “to those who carry out a plan that is not Mine, who form an alliance, but against My will, heaping up sin upon sin. / They set out to go down to Egypt without asking My advice, to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shade.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Jeremiah 52:3</a></span><br />For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-6.htm">2 Kings 25:6-7</a></span><br />The Chaldeans seized the king and brought him up to the king of Babylon at Riblah, where they pronounced judgment on him. / And they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/37-2.htm">Jeremiah 37:2</a></span><br />But he and his officers and the people of the land refused to obey the words that the LORD had spoken through Jeremiah the prophet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-2</a></span><br />Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-13.htm">1 Peter 2:13-14</a></span><br />Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority, / or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-21.htm">Matthew 22:21</a></span><br />“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/19-11.htm">John 19:11</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “You would have no authority over Me if it were not given to you from above. Therefore the one who handed Me over to you is guilty of greater sin.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29</a></span><br />But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.</p><p class="hdg">the kingdom</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm">Ezekiel 17:6</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Ezekiel 29:14</a></b></br> And I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return <i>into</i> the land of Pathros, into the land of their habitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-43.htm">Deuteronomy 28:43</a></b></br> The stranger that <i>is</i> within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.</p><p class="hdg">base.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Jeremiah 27:12-17</a></b></br> I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah according to all these words, saying, Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/38-17.htm">Jeremiah 38:17</a></b></br> Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the LORD, the God of hosts, the God of Israel; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's princes, then thy soul shall live, and this city shall not be burned with fire; and thou shalt live, and thine house:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-26.htm">Base</a> <a href="/lamentations/4-16.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Exalting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/38-26.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/7-6.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/jeremiah/50-14.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-13.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/11-22.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-8.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Power</a> <a href="/ezekiel/10-17.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/lamentations/5-8.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-5.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-16.htm">Subjection</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-31.htm">Surviving</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-8.htm">Treaty</a> <a href="/ezekiel/3-26.htm">Unable</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Base</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-13.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Exalting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/24-12.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/ezekiel/23-19.htm">Keeping</a> <a href="/ezekiel/29-14.htm">Kingdom</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-22.htm">Lift</a> <a href="/daniel/10-5.htm">Lifting</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-6.htm">Power</a> <a href="/daniel/2-39.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-14.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/luke/2-51.htm">Subjection</a> <a href="/matthew/22-27.htm">Surviving</a> <a href="/ezekiel/17-16.htm">Treaty</a> <a href="/daniel/10-15.htm">Unable</a><div class="vheading2">Ezekiel 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-1.htm">Under the parable of two eagles and a vine</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-11.htm">is shown God's judgment upon Jerusalem for revolting from Babylon to Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/ezekiel/17-22.htm">God promises to plant the cedar of the Gospel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, this occurred when Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Judah, leading to the exile of its people. The kingdom's reduction in power and prestige was a direct consequence of its disobedience to God. This humbling is consistent with the biblical theme that pride precedes a fall (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). Theologically, it serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty and the consequences of turning away from His commandments.<p><b>unable to lift itself up</b><br>Judah's inability to restore itself highlights its dependence on God for deliverance and restoration. This reflects the broader biblical narrative that human strength and wisdom are insufficient without divine intervention (<a href="/psalms/127.htm">Psalm 127:1</a>). The kingdom's powerlessness is a metaphor for spiritual helplessness without God's aid, paralleling the New Testament teaching that apart from Christ, believers can do nothing (<a href="/john/15-5.htm">John 15:5</a>).<p><b>surviving only by keeping his covenant</b><br>The covenant here refers to the agreement between Zedekiah, the last king of Judah, and Nebuchadnezzar, which was broken by Zedekiah's rebellion. Biblically, covenants are central to God's relationship with His people, and breaking them leads to dire consequences. This phrase underscores the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God's commands. It also foreshadows the New Covenant through Jesus Christ, where survival and eternal life are promised to those who remain faithful to Him (<a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/ezekiel.htm">Ezekiel</a></b><br>A prophet during the Babylonian exile, Ezekiel conveyed God's messages to the Israelites, often using symbolic language and parables.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_judah.htm">The Kingdom of Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which was under threat and eventually fell to Babylon due to its disobedience to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah, representing God's instrument of judgment against His people for their unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/z/zedekiah.htm">Zedekiah</a></b><br>The last king of Judah, who broke his covenant with Babylon, leading to the kingdom's downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_covenant.htm">The Covenant</a></b><br>Refers to the agreement between Zedekiah and Babylon, which he violated, symbolizing Judah's broader failure to keep its covenant with God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's people are called to be faithful to their covenants, both with Him and with others. Breaking these covenants leads to spiritual and often physical consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_dependence_on_god.htm">Humility and Dependence on God</a></b><br>The kingdom was brought low to teach reliance on God rather than self-sufficiency. Believers should cultivate humility and trust in God's provision and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God's commands and covenants results in judgment and hardship. This serves as a warning to remain steadfast in faith and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God uses nations and events to fulfill His purposes. Understanding His sovereignty helps believers trust in His ultimate plan, even in difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_through_repentance.htm">Restoration through Repentance</a></b><br>Despite judgment, God offers restoration to those who repent and return to Him. This is a message of hope and redemption for all believers.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_ezekiel_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Ezekiel 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ezekiel_17_12-15_conflict_with_2_kings.htm">Does Ezekiel 17:12-15's account of Zedekiah's rebellion against Babylon conflict with the historical timeline recorded in 2 Kings 24-25?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_ezekiel_19_10-14_align_with_judah's_promises.htm">How do we reconcile Ezekiel 19:10-14's portrayal of the vine's destruction with other biblical promises of Judah's enduring lineage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_1_chronicles_17_9-10.htm">Where is the archaeological or historical evidence to confirm God's promise in 1 Chronicles 17:9-10, given Israel's turbulent history and exiles?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_david's_line_stop_ruling.htm">Psalm 132:11: Why did David's lineage stop ruling if God's promise of a perpetual throne was meant to be unbreakable?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/ezekiel/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">That the kingdom might be base.</span>--(See the Notes on <a href="/ezekiel/17-6.htm" title="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.">Ezekiel 17:6</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">so that the kingdom</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְלָכָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(mam·lā·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽהְיוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">brought low,</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁפָלָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šə·p̄ā·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8217.htm">Strong's 8217: </a> </span><span class="str2">Depressed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unable</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבִלְתִּ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇil·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1115.htm">Strong's 1115: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to lift itself up,</span><br /><span class="heb">הִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א</span> <span class="translit">(hiṯ·naś·śê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">keeping</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁמֹ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(liš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִית֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to survive.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעָמְדָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ā·mə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/ezekiel/17-14.htm">Ezekiel 17:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/ezekiel/17-14.htm">OT Prophets: Ezekiel 17:14 That the kingdom might be base that (Ezek. 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