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Ezekiel 17

Ezek. 17:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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That the kingdom
mamlakah (Hebrew #4467)
dominion, i.e. (abstractly) the estate (rule) or (concretely) the country (realm)
KJV usage: kingdom, king's, reign, royal.
Pronounce: mam-law-kaw'
Origin: from 4427
might bex base
shaphal (Hebrew #8217)
depressed, literally or figuratively
KJV usage: base(-st), humble, low(-er, -ly).
Pronounce: shaw-fawl'
Origin: from 8213
, that it might not lift itself up
nasa' (Hebrew #5375)
a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
KJV usage: accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield.
Pronounce: naw-saw'
Origin: or nacah (Psalm 4 : 6 (7)) {naw-saw'}
, μbut that by keeping
shamar (Hebrew #8104)
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
Pronounce: shaw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
of his covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
it might stand
`amad (Hebrew #5975)
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
KJV usage: abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, + serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-)stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
Pronounce: aw-mad'
Origin: a primitive root
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Ezek. 29:14• 14and I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their inhabitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom. (Ezek. 29:14)
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to keep his covenant, to stand to it.

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Cross References

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the kingdom.
Ezek. 17:6• 6And it sprouted, and became a spreading vine of low stature, the tendrils of which should turn towards him, and its roots be under him: so it became a vine and brought forth branches and sent out shoots. (Ezek. 17:6)
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Ezek. 29:14• 14and I will bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land of Pathros, into the land of their inhabitation; and they shall be there a base kingdom. (Ezek. 29:14)
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Deut. 28:43• 43The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower. (Deut. 28:43)
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1 Sam. 2:7,30• 7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich:{HR}He bringeth low, and lifteth up.
 30Wherefore the Lord Jehovah of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed. (1 Sam. 2:7,30)
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Neh. 9:36‑37• 36Behold, we are servants this day, and the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are bondmen in it.
 37And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure; and we are in great distress. (Neh. 9:36‑37)
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Lam. 5:10• 10Our skins glow like an oven because of the hot blasts of famine. (Lam. 5:10)
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Matt. 22:17‑21• 17tell us therefore what thou thinkest: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
 18But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, Why tempt ye me, hypocrites?
 19Show me the money of the tribute. And they presented to him a denarius.
 20And he says to them, Whose [is] this image and superscription?
 21They say to him, Caesar's. Then he says to them, Pay then what is Caesar's to Caesar, and what is God's to God. (Matt. 22:17‑21)
base.Or, low; a tributary kingdom, dependent on the king of Babylon.but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
Heb. tokeep his covenant, to stand to it.
Jer. 27:12‑17• 12I 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.
 13Why will ye die, thou and thy people, by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, as Jehovah hath spoken against the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon?
 14Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
 15For I have not sent them, saith Jehovah, yet they prophesy a lie in my name; that I might drive you out, and that ye might perish, ye, and the prophets that prophesy unto you.
 16Also I spake to the priests and to all this people, saying, Thus saith Jehovah; Hearken not to the words of your prophets that prophesy into you, saying, Behold, the vessels of Jehovah's house shall now shortly be brought again from Babylon: for they prophesy a lie unto you.
 17Hearken not unto them; serve the king of Babylon, and live: wherefore should this city be laid waste? (Jer. 27:12‑17)
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Jer. 38:17• 17Then said Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith Jehovah, 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: (Jer. 38:17)

J. N. Darby Translation

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that the kingdom might be abased, that it might not lift itself up, that it might keep his covenant in order to stand.

W. Kelly Translation

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