NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon That the kingdommamlakah (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. Links Ezekiel 17:14Ezekiel 17:14 NIV Ezekiel 17:14 NLT Ezekiel 17:14 ESV Ezekiel 17:14 NASB Ezekiel 17:14 KJV |
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