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Ezekiel 17:14
Ezekiel 17:14 is verse 14 of Ezekiel chapter 17, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.
King James Version
That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
World English Bible
that the kingdom might be brought low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
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Ezekiel 17:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible
12 “Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back with him to Babylon.
13 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,
14 so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to lift itself up, surviving only by keeping his covenant.
15 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?’
16 ‘As surely as I live,’ declares the Lord GOD, ‘he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who enthroned him, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.
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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.
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!
Nehemiah 9:37Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.
Lamentations 5:10Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.
Matthew 22:17So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
Matthew 22:19Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius.
Matthew 22:20“Whose image is this,” He asked, “and whose inscription?”
Matthew 22:21“Caesar’s,” they answered. So Jesus told them, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and to God what is God’s.”
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 27:13Why should you and your people die by sword and famine and plague, as the LORD has decreed against any nation that does not serve the king of Babylon?
Jeremiah 27:14Do not listen to the words of the prophets who say, ‘You must not serve the king of Babylon,’ for they are prophesying to you a lie.
Jeremiah 27:15For I have not sent them, declares the LORD, and yet they are prophesying falsely in My name; therefore I will banish you, and you will perish—you and the prophets who prophesy to you.”
Jeremiah 27:16Then I said to the priests and to all this people, “This is what the LORD says: Do not listen to the words of your prophets who prophesy to you, saying, ‘Look, very soon now the articles from the house of the LORD will be brought back from Babylon.’ They are prophesying to you a lie.
Jeremiah 27:17Do not listen to them. Serve the king of Babylon and live! Why should this city become a ruin?
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.