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that it might beלִהְיוֹתa lowlyשְׁפָלָהkingdom,מַמְלָכָהnotלְבִלְתִּיlifting itself up,הִתְנַשֵּׂאthat by keepingלִשְׁמֹרhis covenantאֶת בְּרִיתוֹit might stand.לְעָמְדָהּ
Ezekiel 17:14
Study it in the app“that it might be a lowly kingdom, not lifting itself up, that by keeping his covenant it might stand.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ezekiel 17:14, word by word
- that it might beהְיוֹתheot
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “heot” appears- a lowlyשְׁפָלָהshefala
humble
Modest in spirit.
Where else “shefala” appears- kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlacha
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacha” appears- lifting itself upהִתְנַשֵּׂאhitnase
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “hitnase” appears- that by keepingשְׁמֹרshemor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemor” appears- his covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- it might standעָמְדָamda
endure
To hold firm, without falling or coming to an end.
Where else “amda” appears
The context
13And he took one of the royal offspring and made a covenant with him, and brought him into an imprecation; and the mighty of the land he took away,
14 · This verse (above)
15But he rebelled against him by sending his messengers to Egypt, that they might give him horses and many people. Will he prosper? Will he escape, the one who does these things? Can he break a covenant and escape?