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KJV
14. That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, [but] that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
ASV
14. that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
ESV
14. that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.
NLT
14. so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.
WEB
14. that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
NET
14. 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.
NLV
14. so that the nation would be under his power and not become strong again. It could only last by keeping his agreement.
HCSB
14. so the kingdom might be humble and not exalt itself but might keep his covenant in order to endure.
YLT
14. That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant -- that it may stand.
LITV
14. that the kingdom might be low, that it might not lift itself up to keep its covenant, that it might stand.
RV
14. that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
NCV
14. to make the kingdom weak so it would not be strong again. Then the kingdom of Judah could continue only by keeping its agreement with the king of Babylon.
MKJV
14. so that the kingdom might be low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
AKJV
14. That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
LXXEN
14. that it may become a weak kingdom, so as never to lift itself up, that he may keep his covenant, and establish it.
KJV
14. That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, [but] that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
AMP
14. That the kingdom might become low and base and be unable to lift itself up, but that by keeping his [Nebuchadnezzar's] covenant it might stand.
KJVP
14. That the kingdom H4467 might be H1961 L-VQFC base H8217 , that it might not H1115 L-NPAR lift itself up H5375 , [ but ] that by keeping H8104 L-VQFC of his covenant H1285 it might stand H5975 .
YLT
14. That the kingdom may be humble, That it may not lift itself up, To keep his covenant -- that it may stand.
ASV
14. that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
WEB
14. that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
NASB
14. so that the kingdom would remain a modest one, without aspirations, and would keep his covenant and obey him.
ESV
14. that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and keep his covenant that it might stand.
RV
14. that the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
RSV
14. that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and that by keeping his covenant it might stand.)
NKJV
14. 'that the kingdom might be brought low and not lift itself up, [but] that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
MKJV
14. so that the kingdom might be low, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
AKJV
14. That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.
NRSV
14. so that the kingdom might be humble and not lift itself up, and that by keeping his covenant it might stand.
NIV
14. so that the kingdom would be brought low, unable to rise again, surviving only by keeping his treaty.
NIRV
14. He did it to bring their kingdom down. It would not rise again. In fact, it would be able to last only by keeping his treaty.
NLT
14. so Israel would not become strong again and revolt. Only by keeping her treaty with Babylon could Israel survive.
MSG
14. to make sure that this kingdom stayed weak--didn't get any big ideas of itself--and kept the covenant with him so that it would have a future.
GNB
14. to keep the nation from rising again and to make sure that the treaty would be kept.
NET
14. 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.
ERVEN
14. So Judah became a weak kingdom that could not turn against King Nebuchadnezzar. The people were forced to keep the agreement Nebuchadnezzar made with the new king of Judah.