Ezekiel 17:14
“That the kingdom might be base, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his covenant it might stand.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
As I live, saith the Lord God,.... This is the form of an oath, as Kimchi and Ben Melech observe; the Lord swears, in…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
That the kingdom might be base - Have no political consequence, and at last sink into a miserable government under…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ezekiel 17:1-21
We must take all these verses together, that we may have the parable and the explanation of it at one view before us,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
might be base i.e. humble, and without pretension; cf. ch. Eze 29:14. It was with this purpose that Nebuchadnezzar…
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